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#8e7e22 color: Moscow Papyrus

#8e7e22 is rgb(142, 126, 34) in RGB and oklch(59.094% 0.10961 98.98) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

59.1%
0.110
99°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #8e7e22

#8e7e22 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.07:1 contrast and black text 5.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus (#937c00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8e7e22 mixed with white

  1. 8e7e22
  2. 998b3e
  3. a39755
  4. aea46b
  5. b9b180
  6. c5bd95
  7. d0caaa
  8. dcd7bf
  9. e7e5d4
  10. f3f2ea

Darker: #8e7e22 mixed with black

  1. 8e7e22
  2. 7b6d1c
  3. 685c16
  4. 564c11
  5. 443c0b
  6. 342d07
  7. 241f03
  8. 151101
  9. 070500
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8e7e22 with less saturation

  1. 8e7e22
  2. 8c7e31
  3. 8b7e3d
  4. 897e47
  5. 877e50
  6. 857e58
  7. 847e60
  8. 827e68
  9. 817e6f
  10. 7f7e76

Questions about #8e7e22

What color is #8e7e22?

#8e7e22 is bright brown. The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus. In RGB it is rgb(142, 126, 34), in HSL hsl(51.11, 61.36%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.094% 0.10961 98.98).

What colors go well with #8e7e22?

The complementary color of #8e7e22 is #7076be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a7702a and #698a3f. The triadic partners are #008ca9 and #a86293.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e7e22?

White text reads better on #8e7e22: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and black gives 5.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e7e22 a warm or cool color?

#8e7e22 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.11.