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#8b8252 color: Aged Eucalyptus

#8b8252 is rgb(139, 130, 82) in RGB and oklch(60.289% 0.06742 98.906) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

60.3%
0.067
99°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #8b8252

#8b8252 is a dusty brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.88:1 contrast and black text 5.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aged Eucalyptus (#898253). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8b8252 mixed with white

  1. 8b8252
  2. 968e63
  3. a19a74
  4. aca684
  5. b8b395
  6. c3bfa7
  7. cfccb8
  8. dbd8c9
  9. e7e5db
  10. f3f2ed

Darker: #8b8252 mixed with black

  1. 8b8252
  2. 787046
  3. 665f3b
  4. 544e2f
  5. 433e25
  6. 322f1a
  7. 232011
  8. 141208
  9. 070602
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8b8252 with less saturation

  1. 8b8252
  2. 8a8257
  3. 89825c
  4. 888261
  5. 878266
  6. 86826b
  7. 85826f
  8. 848174
  9. 838178
  10. 82817d

Questions about #8b8252

What color is #8b8252?

#8b8252 is dusty brown. The closest named color is Aged Eucalyptus. In RGB it is rgb(139, 130, 82), in HSL hsl(50.53, 25.79%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.289% 0.06742 98.906).

What colors go well with #8b8252?

The complementary color of #8b8252 is #787da9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c7a54 and #75895e. The triadic partners are #4f8b9c and #9c718f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b8252?

White text reads better on #8b8252: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and black gives 5.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b8252 a warm or cool color?

#8b8252 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.067.