Information about #8A6D5C color

#8A6D5C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A6D5C falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 109, 92) — 54.1% red, 42.7% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 18 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8A6D5C reads as a gently muted warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ignition (#8B735A). Slightly further away sit Ash Gold (#8C6F54) and Triple Rickshaw (#907359).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(138, 109, 92)), which gives #8A6D5C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8A6D5C: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. No one has named #8A6D5C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8A6D5C color variations

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#8A6D5C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8A6D5C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Triple Malta color link
Triple Malta

#8C7662

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Shadow color link
Shadow

#8A795D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A6D5C
  • RGB138, 109, 92
  • CMYK0, 11, 18, 46
  • CSSrgb(138, 109, 92)
  • HSL22°, 20%, 45%
  • HSL Precise22.174°, 20%, 45.098%
  • HSV22°, 33%, 54%
  • HSB22°, 33%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.427, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.427, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.427, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A6D5C
  • DECIMAL ID9071964
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01