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#8a790c color: Jīn Zōng Gold

#8a790c is rgb(138, 121, 12) in RGB and oklch(57.457% 0.11589 99.064) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

57.5%
0.116
99°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a790c

#8a790c is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Jīn Zōng Gold (#8e7618). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8a790c mixed with white

  1. 8a790c
  2. 958633
  3. a0934d
  4. aba064
  5. b7ae7a
  6. c3bb90
  7. cec8a6
  8. dad6bc
  9. e6e3d2
  10. f3f1e9

Darker: #8a790c mixed with black

  1. 8a790c
  2. 776809
  3. 655806
  4. 534804
  5. 423903
  6. 322b02
  7. 221d01
  8. 141000
  9. 070500
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a790c with less saturation

  1. 8a790c
  2. 887924
  3. 867932
  4. 857a3e
  5. 837a48
  6. 817a51
  7. 7f7a5a
  8. 7e7962
  9. 7c796a
  10. 7a7971

Questions about #8a790c

What color is #8a790c?

#8a790c is bright brown. The closest named color is Jīn Zōng Gold. In RGB it is rgb(138, 121, 12), in HSL hsl(51.9, 84%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.457% 0.11589 99.064).

What colors go well with #8a790c?

The complementary color of #8a790c is #6b70bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a46a1a and #638635. The triadic partners are #0088a7 and #a55c8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a790c?

White text reads better on #8a790c: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a790c a warm or cool color?

#8a790c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.116.