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#8a5216 color: Precious Copper

#8a5216 is rgb(138, 82, 22) in RGB and oklch(49.313% 0.10284 62.058) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

49.3%
0.103
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a5216

#8a5216 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Precious Copper (#885522). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a5216 mixed with white

  1. 8a5216
  2. 966332
  3. a27349
  4. ae8460
  5. ba9576
  6. c5a68c
  7. d1b8a2
  8. dcc9b9
  9. e8dbd0
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8a5216 mixed with black

  1. 8a5216
  2. 774612
  3. 653b0d
  4. 532f09
  5. 422506
  6. 321a03
  7. 221102
  8. 140801
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a5216 with less saturation

  1. 8a5216
  2. 865422
  3. 83562c
  4. 7f5834
  5. 7b593c
  6. 775b43
  7. 735c49
  8. 6e5e50
  9. 6a5f56
  10. 66605b

Questions about #8a5216

What color is #8a5216?

#8a5216 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Precious Copper. In RGB it is rgb(138, 82, 22), in HSL hsl(31.03, 72.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.313% 0.10284 62.058).

What colors go well with #8a5216?

The complementary color of #8a5216 is #1e6796. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #93493b and #765f00. The triadic partners are #007466 and #6c5292.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5216?

White text reads better on #8a5216: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5216 a warm or cool color?

#8a5216 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.103.