Skip to the color picker

#8a5002 color: Plain Old Brown

#8a5002 is rgb(138, 80, 2) in RGB and oklch(48.837% 0.1097 63.929) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

34°
100%

48.8%
0.110
64°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8a5002

#8a5002 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast and black text 3.23:1, 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: #8a5002 mixed with white

  1. 8a5002
  2. 966129
  3. a27243
  4. ae835a
  5. ba9471
  6. c5a588
  7. d1b7a0
  8. ddc9b7
  9. e8dbcf
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8a5002 mixed with black

  1. 8a5002
  2. 774401
  3. 653901
  4. 532e01
  5. 422400
  6. 321a00
  7. 221000
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a5002 with less saturation

  1. 8a5002
  2. 865218
  3. 825424
  4. 7e562e
  5. 7a5837
  6. 76593f
  7. 725b46
  8. 6e5c4d
  9. 695e53
  10. 655f5a

Questions about #8a5002

What color is #8a5002?

#8a5002 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(138, 80, 2), in HSL hsl(34.41, 97.14%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.837% 0.1097 63.929).

What colors go well with #8a5002?

The complementary color of #8a5002 is #176599. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #944534 and #755e00. The triadic partners are #007367 and #6e4e92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5002?

White text reads better on #8a5002: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5002 a warm or cool color?

#8a5002 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 48.8% and its chroma 0.11.