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#8b4e02 color: Plain Old Brown

#8b4e02 is rgb(139, 78, 2) in RGB and oklch(48.604% 0.11135 61.653) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

48.6%
0.111
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8b4e02

#8b4e02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.59:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plain Old Brown (#905100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b4e02 mixed with white

  1. 8b4e02
  2. 975f29
  3. a37043
  4. af815a
  5. bb9371
  6. c6a488
  7. d2b69f
  8. ddc8b7
  9. e8dacf
  10. f4ece7

Darker: #8b4e02 mixed with black

  1. 8b4e02
  2. 784301
  3. 663801
  4. 542d01
  5. 432300
  6. 321900
  7. 230f00
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4e02 with less saturation

  1. 8b4e02
  2. 875017
  3. 835324
  4. 7f552e
  5. 7b5636
  6. 76583e
  7. 725a45
  8. 6e5b4c
  9. 695d53
  10. 645e59

Questions about #8b4e02

What color is #8b4e02?

#8b4e02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(139, 78, 2), in HSL hsl(33.28, 97.16%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.604% 0.11135 61.653).

What colors go well with #8b4e02?

The complementary color of #8b4e02 is #096598. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #944436 and #765c00. The triadic partners are #007263 and #6b4e93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4e02?

White text reads better on #8b4e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4e02 a warm or cool color?

#8b4e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.111.