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#8d7b09 color: Moscow Papyrus

#8d7b09 is rgb(141, 123, 9) in RGB and oklch(58.203% 0.11819 98.703) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

58.2%
0.118
99°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8d7b09

#8d7b09 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus (#937c00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8d7b09 mixed with white

  1. 8d7b09
  2. 988832
  3. a3954d
  4. aea264
  5. b9af7b
  6. c4bc91
  7. d0c9a6
  8. dbd7bc
  9. e7e4d2
  10. f3f1e9

Darker: #8d7b09 mixed with black

  1. 8d7b09
  2. 7a6a07
  3. 675a05
  4. 554a03
  5. 443a02
  6. 332c01
  7. 231e01
  8. 141000
  9. 070500
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8d7b09 with less saturation

  1. 8d7b09
  2. 8b7b23
  3. 897b33
  4. 877c3f
  5. 857c49
  6. 847c53
  7. 827c5b
  8. 807c64
  9. 7e7b6c
  10. 7c7b73

Questions about #8d7b09

What color is #8d7b09?

#8d7b09 is bright brown. The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus. In RGB it is rgb(141, 123, 9), in HSL hsl(51.82, 88%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.203% 0.11819 98.703).

What colors go well with #8d7b09?

The complementary color of #8d7b09 is #6c72c0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a86c19 and #658835. The triadic partners are #008aaa and #a85d92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d7b09?

White text reads better on #8d7b09: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d7b09 a warm or cool color?

#8d7b09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.118.