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#8a4e02 color: Plain Old Brown

#8a4e02 is rgb(138, 78, 2) in RGB and oklch(48.462% 0.1105 62.171) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

48.5%
0.110
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4e02

#8a4e02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.62:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plain Old Brown (#905100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4e02 mixed with white

  1. 8a4e02
  2. 965f29
  3. a27043
  4. ae815a
  5. ba9371
  6. c6a488
  7. d1b69f
  8. ddc8b7
  9. e8dacf
  10. f4ece7

Darker: #8a4e02 mixed with black

  1. 8a4e02
  2. 774301
  3. 653801
  4. 532d01
  5. 422300
  6. 321900
  7. 220f00
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4e02 with less saturation

  1. 8a4e02
  2. 865017
  3. 825224
  4. 7e542e
  5. 7a5636
  6. 76583e
  7. 715a45
  8. 6d5b4c
  9. 685c52
  10. 645e59

Questions about #8a4e02

What color is #8a4e02?

#8a4e02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(138, 78, 2), in HSL hsl(33.53, 97.14%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.462% 0.1105 62.171).

What colors go well with #8a4e02?

The complementary color of #8a4e02 is #0d6597. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #934435 and #755c00. The triadic partners are #007264 and #6b4e92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4e02?

White text reads better on #8a4e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4e02 a warm or cool color?

#8a4e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.11.