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#8d500e color: Plain Old Brown

#8d500e is rgb(141, 80, 14) in RGB and oklch(49.308% 0.10914 60.451) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

49.3%
0.109
60°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8d500e

#8d500e is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.39:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, 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: #8d500e mixed with white

  1. 8d500e
  2. 99612e
  3. a57246
  4. b0835d
  5. bc9474
  6. c7a58a
  7. d2b7a1
  8. dec9b8
  9. e9dbcf
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8d500e mixed with black

  1. 8d500e
  2. 7a440b
  3. 673907
  4. 552e05
  5. 442403
  6. 331a02
  7. 231001
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d500e with less saturation

  1. 8d500e
  2. 89521e
  3. 855429
  4. 815732
  5. 7d583a
  6. 785a41
  7. 745c48
  8. 705d4f
  9. 6b5f55
  10. 66605b

Questions about #8d500e

What color is #8d500e?

#8d500e is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(141, 80, 14), in HSL hsl(31.18, 81.94%, 30.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.308% 0.10914 60.451).

What colors go well with #8d500e?

The complementary color of #8d500e is #0e6899. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95463a and #795d00. The triadic partners are #007564 and #6c5195.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d500e?

White text reads better on #8d500e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d500e a warm or cool color?

#8d500e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.109.