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#8e462a color: Sedona Stone

#8e462a is rgb(142, 70, 42) in RGB and oklch(47.934% 0.10601 41.235) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

47.9%
0.106
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8e462a

#8e462a is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.86:1 contrast and black text 3.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sedona Stone (#8e462f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8e462a mixed with white

  1. 8e462a
  2. 9a583f
  3. a66a53
  4. b27c68
  5. be8e7c
  6. c9a091
  7. d4b3a7
  8. dfc5bc
  9. ead8d2
  10. f4ece8

Darker: #8e462a mixed with black

  1. 8e462a
  2. 7b3c23
  3. 68321c
  4. 562816
  5. 441e10
  6. 34150a
  7. 240d05
  8. 150502
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e462a with less saturation

  1. 8e462a
  2. 8a4930
  3. 854c36
  4. 814f3c
  5. 7c5141
  6. 785446
  7. 73564b
  8. 6e5850
  9. 685a54
  10. 635c59

Questions about #8e462a

What color is #8e462a?

#8e462a is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Sedona Stone. In RGB it is rgb(142, 70, 42), in HSL hsl(16.8, 54.35%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.934% 0.10601 41.235).

What colors go well with #8e462a?

The complementary color of #8e462a is #006a87. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8f414e and #825100. The triadic partners are #016f4a and #545597.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e462a?

White text reads better on #8e462a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and black gives 3.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e462a a warm or cool color?

#8e462a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.106.