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#8e4e02 color: Plain Old Brown

#8e4e02 is rgb(142, 78, 2) in RGB and oklch(49.034% 0.11396 60.16) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

49%
0.114
60°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8e4e02

#8e4e02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.48:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, 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: #8e4e02 mixed with white

  1. 8e4e02
  2. 9a5f29
  3. a67043
  4. b1825b
  5. bd9372
  6. c8a589
  7. d3b6a0
  8. dec8b7
  9. e9dacf
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8e4e02 mixed with black

  1. 8e4e02
  2. 7b4301
  3. 683801
  4. 562d01
  5. 442300
  6. 341900
  7. 240f00
  8. 150700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e4e02 with less saturation

  1. 8e4e02
  2. 8a5118
  3. 865325
  4. 81552f
  5. 7d5737
  6. 79593f
  7. 745b46
  8. 6f5c4d
  9. 6b5e54
  10. 665f5a

Questions about #8e4e02

What color is #8e4e02?

#8e4e02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(142, 78, 2), in HSL hsl(32.57, 97.22%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.034% 0.11396 60.16).

What colors go well with #8e4e02?

The complementary color of #8e4e02 is #00679a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #964438 and #795c00. The triadic partners are #007463 and #6b4f97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e4e02?

White text reads better on #8e4e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e4e02 a warm or cool color?

#8e4e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.114.