Information about #8B6C0D color

#8B6C0D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B6C0D falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(139, 108, 13) — 54.5% red, 42.4% green, 5.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 49 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #8B6C0D sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Muddy Brown (#886806). Nearby in the Register you will also find Poo (#8F7303) and Hazel (#8E7618).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 108, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. No one has named #8B6C0D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8B6C0D color variations

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

#8B6C0D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B6C0D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8B6C0D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8B6C0D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8B6C0D 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
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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
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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
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#8C2D0D
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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
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#0D8C6C
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#6C0D8C
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#2D8C0D
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#6C0D8C
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#0D8C2D
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#0D2D8C
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Nearest named colors to #8B6C0D

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

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Ugly Brown color link
Ugly Brown

#7D7103

Poo Brown color link
Poo Brown

#885F01

Gamboge Orange color link
Gamboge Orange

#996600

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

#8B6C0D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B6C0D
  • RGB139, 108, 13
  • CMYK0, 12, 49, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 108, 13)
  • HSL45°, 83%, 30%
  • HSL Precise45.238°, 82.895%, 29.804%
  • HSV45°, 91%, 55%
  • HSB45°, 91%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.424, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.424, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.424, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B6C0D
  • DECIMAL ID9137165
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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