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#8a5606 color: Spear Shaft

#8a5606 is rgb(138, 86, 6) in RGB and oklch(50.009% 0.10688 68.816) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

50%
0.107
69°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8a5606

#8a5606 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 69°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Spear Shaft (#885500). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8a5606 mixed with white

  1. 8a5606
  2. 96662c
  3. a27745
  4. ad875c
  5. b99873
  6. c5a88a
  7. d0b9a1
  8. dccab8
  9. e8dccf
  10. f3ede7

Darker: #8a5606 mixed with black

  1. 8a5606
  2. 774a04
  3. 653e03
  4. 533202
  5. 422701
  6. 321c01
  7. 221200
  8. 140800
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a5606 with less saturation

  1. 8a5606
  2. 86581b
  3. 835927
  4. 7f5b31
  5. 7b5d3a
  6. 785e42
  7. 745f49
  8. 706050
  9. 6c6156
  10. 67625d

Questions about #8a5606

What color is #8a5606?

#8a5606 is bright brown. The closest named color is Spear Shaft. In RGB it is rgb(138, 86, 6), in HSL hsl(36.36, 91.67%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.009% 0.10688 68.816).

What colors go well with #8a5606?

The complementary color of #8a5606 is #2a679d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #954b32 and #736300. The triadic partners are #00766f and #755191.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5606?

White text reads better on #8a5606: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5606 a warm or cool color?

#8a5606 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 69 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.107.