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#8b460f color: Otterly Brown

#8b460f is rgb(139, 70, 15) in RGB and oklch(47.226% 0.11262 52.66) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

47.2%
0.113
53°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b460f

#8b460f is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.05:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Otterly Brown (#8c4512). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b460f mixed with white

  1. 8b460f
  2. 97582d
  3. a46a45
  4. b07c5c
  5. bb8e72
  6. c7a089
  7. d2b3a0
  8. dec6b7
  9. e9d9cf
  10. f4ece7

Darker: #8b460f mixed with black

  1. 8b460f
  2. 783c0b
  3. 663208
  4. 542805
  5. 431e03
  6. 321502
  7. 230d01
  8. 140500
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b460f with less saturation

  1. 8b460f
  2. 87491d
  3. 824c27
  4. 7e4e2f
  5. 7a5037
  6. 75533d
  7. 705544
  8. 6b564a
  9. 665850
  10. 615a56

Questions about #8b460f

What color is #8b460f?

#8b460f is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Otterly Brown. In RGB it is rgb(139, 70, 15), in HSL hsl(26.61, 80.52%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.226% 0.11262 52.66).

What colors go well with #8b460f?

The complementary color of #8b460f is #006490. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #903d3d and #7a5400. The triadic partners are #006f55 and #5e4d94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b460f?

White text reads better on #8b460f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b460f a warm or cool color?

#8b460f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.113.