Information about #8B6C46 color

#8B6C46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B6C46 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(139, 108, 70) — 54.5% red, 42.4% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 27 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned warm orange, #8B6C46 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Authentic (#8A6843). Slightly further away sit Driftwood (#8F6F48) and Dull Brown (#876E4B).

The recipe behind #8B6C46 is rgb(139, 108, 70), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8B6C46: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8B6C46 color variations

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#8B6C46 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 #8B6C46

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B6C46
  • RGB139, 108, 70
  • CMYK0, 12, 27, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 108, 70)
  • HSL33°, 33%, 41%
  • HSL Precise33.043°, 33.014%, 40.98%
  • HSV33°, 50%, 55%
  • HSB33°, 50%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.424, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.424, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.424, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8B6C46
  • DECIMAL ID9137222
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01