Information about #8B401F color

#8B401F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B401F falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 64, 31) — 54.5% red, 25.1% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 42 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B401F is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fuzzy Wuzzy (#87421F). Slightly further away sit Charisma (#854926) and Saddle Brown (#8B4513).

The recipe behind #8B401F is rgb(139, 64, 31), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8B401F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8B401F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8B401F 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 #8B401F

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

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

Charisma color link
Charisma

#854926

Saddle Brown color link
Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Russet color link
Russet

#80461B

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Embers color link
Embers

#8C3F30

Red Kite color link
Red Kite

#913228

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B401F
  • RGB139, 64, 31
  • CMYK0, 29, 42, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 64, 31)
  • HSL18°, 64%, 33%
  • HSL Precise18.333°, 63.529%, 33.333%
  • HSV18°, 78%, 55%
  • HSB18°, 78%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.251, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.251, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.251, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B401F
  • DECIMAL ID9125919
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01