Information about #8B6E5E color

#8B6E5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B6E5E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 110, 94) — 54.5% red, 43.1% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 18 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8B6E5E is a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ignition (#8B735A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Triple Rickshaw (#907359) and Triple Malta (#8C7662).

The recipe behind #8B6E5E is rgb(139, 110, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. No one has named #8B6E5E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8B6E5E color variations

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#8B6E5E 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 #8B6E5E

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

Triple Malta color link
Triple Malta

#8C7662

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Shadow color link
Shadow

#8A795D

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B6E5E
  • RGB139, 110, 94
  • CMYK0, 11, 18, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 110, 94)
  • HSL21°, 19%, 46%
  • HSL Precise21.333°, 19.313%, 45.686%
  • HSV21°, 32%, 55%
  • HSB21°, 32%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.431, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.431, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.431, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8B6E5E
  • DECIMAL ID9137758
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01