Information about #8A8852 color

#8A8852 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8A8852 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 136, 82) — 54.1% red, 53.3% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 22 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #8A8852 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Awol (#888C4D). Slightly further away sit Wilderness (#88885B) and Dark Tan (#918151).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 136, 82) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8A8852 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8A8852 color variations

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#8A8852 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 #8A8852

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

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Wilderness color link
Wilderness

#88885B

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Twister color link
Twister

#938255

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Camo color link
Camo

#7F8F4E

Alloy color link
Alloy

#91815E

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A8852
  • RGB138, 136, 82
  • CMYK0, 1, 22, 46
  • CSSrgb(138, 136, 82)
  • HSL58°, 25%, 43%
  • HSL Precise57.857°, 25.455%, 43.137%
  • HSV58°, 41%, 54%
  • HSB58°, 41%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.533, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.533, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.533, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A8852
  • DECIMAL ID9078866
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01