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#8a5218 color: Precious Copper

#8a5218 is rgb(138, 82, 24) in RGB and oklch(49.328% 0.10199 61.499) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

49.3%
0.102
61°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a5218

#8a5218 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.36:1 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: #8a5218 mixed with white

  1. 8a5218
  2. 966333
  3. a2734a
  4. ae8460
  5. ba9576
  6. c5a68d
  7. d1b8a3
  8. dcc9b9
  9. e8dbd0
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8a5218 mixed with black

  1. 8a5218
  2. 774613
  3. 653b0f
  4. 532f0a
  5. 422507
  6. 321a04
  7. 221102
  8. 140801
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a5218 with less saturation

  1. 8a5218
  2. 865424
  3. 83562d
  4. 7f5835
  5. 7b593c
  6. 775b43
  7. 735c4a
  8. 6f5e50
  9. 6a5f56
  10. 66605c

Questions about #8a5218

What color is #8a5218?

#8a5218 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Precious Copper. In RGB it is rgb(138, 82, 24), in HSL hsl(30.53, 70.37%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.328% 0.10199 61.499).

What colors go well with #8a5218?

The complementary color of #8a5218 is #1d6796. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #92493c and #775e00. The triadic partners are #007365 and #6c5292.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5218?

White text reads better on #8a5218: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5218 a warm or cool color?

#8a5218 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.102.