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#8d5000 color: Plain Old Brown

#8d5000 is rgb(141, 80, 0) in RGB and oklch(49.252% 0.1127 62.644) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

49.3%
0.113
63°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8d5000

#8d5000 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, 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: #8d5000 mixed with white

  1. 8d5000
  2. 996129
  3. a57243
  4. b0835a
  5. bc9471
  6. c7a688
  7. d2b7a0
  8. dec9b7
  9. e9dbcf
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8d5000 mixed with black

  1. 8d5000
  2. 7a4400
  3. 673900
  4. 552e00
  5. 442400
  6. 331a00
  7. 231000
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d5000 with less saturation

  1. 8d5000
  2. 895217
  3. 855524
  4. 81572e
  5. 7d5837
  6. 785a3f
  7. 745c47
  8. 6f5d4e
  9. 6b5f54
  10. 66605b

Questions about #8d5000

What color is #8d5000?

#8d5000 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(141, 80, 0), in HSL hsl(34.04, 100%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.252% 0.1127 62.644).

What colors go well with #8d5000?

The complementary color of #8d5000 is #0f679b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #964535 and #785e00. The triadic partners are #007466 and #6e4f95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5000?

White text reads better on #8d5000: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5000 a warm or cool color?

#8d5000 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.113.