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#8d5010 color: Plain Old Brown

#8d5010 is rgb(141, 80, 16) in RGB and oklch(49.318% 0.10853 60.053) 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 #8d5010

#8d5010 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: #8d5010 mixed with white

  1. 8d5010
  2. 99612f
  3. a57247
  4. b0835e
  5. bc9474
  6. c7a58b
  7. d3b7a1
  8. dec9b8
  9. e9dbd0
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8d5010 mixed with black

  1. 8d5010
  2. 7a440c
  3. 673909
  4. 552e06
  5. 442404
  6. 331a02
  7. 231001
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d5010 with less saturation

  1. 8d5010
  2. 89521f
  3. 85542a
  4. 815732
  5. 7d583a
  6. 785a42
  7. 745c48
  8. 705d4f
  9. 6b5f55
  10. 66605b

Questions about #8d5010

What color is #8d5010?

#8d5010 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(141, 80, 16), in HSL hsl(30.72, 79.62%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.318% 0.10853 60.053).

What colors go well with #8d5010?

The complementary color of #8d5010 is #0d6898. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95463b and #795d00. The triadic partners are #007464 and #6b5195.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5010?

White text reads better on #8d5010: 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 #8d5010 a warm or cool color?

#8d5010 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.109.