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#8a6d22 color: Sassy Olive

#8a6d22 is rgb(138, 109, 34) in RGB and oklch(54.93% 0.0977 86.87) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

54.9%
0.098
87°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8a6d22

#8a6d22 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.9% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.89:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sassy Olive (#906b20). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8a6d22 mixed with white

  1. 8a6d22
  2. 957b3c
  3. a18953
  4. ac9768
  5. b8a67d
  6. c3b493
  7. cfc3a8
  8. dbd2bd
  9. e7e1d3
  10. f3f0e9

Darker: #8a6d22 mixed with black

  1. 8a6d22
  2. 775e1c
  3. 654f16
  4. 534111
  5. 42330b
  6. 322607
  7. 221903
  8. 140d01
  9. 070400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a6d22 with less saturation

  1. 8a6d22
  2. 886e2e
  3. 856e38
  4. 836f41
  5. 806f49
  6. 7e7050
  7. 7b7057
  8. 79715e
  9. 767165
  10. 74716b

Questions about #8a6d22

What color is #8a6d22?

#8a6d22 is bright brown. The closest named color is Sassy Olive. In RGB it is rgb(138, 109, 34), in HSL hsl(43.27, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.93% 0.0977 86.87).

What colors go well with #8a6d22?

The complementary color of #8a6d22 is #576fab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c6133 and #6e7830. The triadic partners are #00818e and #8f5c8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6d22?

White text reads better on #8a6d22: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6d22 a warm or cool color?

#8a6d22 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.098.