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#8b503f color: Earth Crust

#8b503f is rgb(139, 80, 63) in RGB and oklch(49.613% 0.08412 36.89) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

49.6%
0.084
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8b503f

#8b503f is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.33:1 contrast and black text 3.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Earth Crust (#8c4f42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b503f mixed with white

  1. 8b503f
  2. 976151
  3. a37163
  4. af8275
  5. bb9388
  6. c6a59b
  7. d2b6ae
  8. ddc8c2
  9. e8dad6
  10. f4ecea

Darker: #8b503f mixed with black

  1. 8b503f
  2. 784435
  3. 66392c
  4. 542e23
  5. 43241b
  6. 321a12
  7. 23100a
  8. 140704
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b503f with less saturation

  1. 8b503f
  2. 875243
  3. 845447
  4. 80564a
  5. 7c584e
  6. 785a51
  7. 745c55
  8. 705d58
  9. 6b5f5b
  10. 67615f

Questions about #8b503f

What color is #8b503f?

#8b503f is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Earth Crust. In RGB it is rgb(139, 80, 63), in HSL hsl(13.42, 37.62%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.613% 0.08412 36.89).

What colors go well with #8b503f?

The complementary color of #8b503f is #116d81. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a4d5a and #825828. The triadic partners are #34704e and #565d92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b503f?

White text reads better on #8b503f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and black gives 3.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b503f a warm or cool color?

#8b503f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.084.