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#8d4601 color: Korichnewyi Brown

#8d4601 is rgb(141, 70, 1) in RGB and oklch(47.466% 0.11785 54.427) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

47.5%
0.118
54°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8d4601

#8d4601 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.98:1 contrast and black text 3.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Korichnewyi Brown (#8d4512). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8d4601 mixed with white

  1. 8d4601
  2. 995828
  3. a56a41
  4. b17c59
  5. bd8e70
  6. c8a187
  7. d3b39e
  8. dfc6b6
  9. e9d9ce
  10. f4ece6

Darker: #8d4601 mixed with black

  1. 8d4601
  2. 7a3c01
  3. 673201
  4. 552800
  5. 441e00
  6. 331500
  7. 230d00
  8. 140500
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d4601 with less saturation

  1. 8d4601
  2. 894916
  3. 844c22
  4. 804f2c
  5. 7b5134
  6. 76533c
  7. 715543
  8. 6c5749
  9. 675950
  10. 625a56

Questions about #8d4601

What color is #8d4601?

#8d4601 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Korichnewyi Brown. In RGB it is rgb(141, 70, 1), in HSL hsl(29.57, 98.59%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.466% 0.11785 54.427).

What colors go well with #8d4601?

The complementary color of #8d4601 is #006594. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #933c3a and #7a5500. The triadic partners are #006f58 and #614c97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4601?

White text reads better on #8d4601: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and black gives 3.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4601 a warm or cool color?

#8d4601 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.118.