Information about #8C4112 color

#8C4112 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C4112 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 65, 18) — 54.9% red, 25.5% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 48 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8C4112 presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Saddle Brown (#8B4513). Slightly further away sit Mars Orange (#964514) and Fuzzy Wuzzy (#87421F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(140, 65, 18)), which gives #8C4112 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C4112 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C4112 color variations

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#8C4112 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 #8C4112

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

Saddle Brown color link
Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

Russet color link
Russet

#80461B

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Iced Tea color link
Iced Tea

#923C01

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Red Brown color link
Red Brown

#8B2E16

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C4112
  • RGB140, 65, 18
  • CMYK0, 29, 48, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 65, 18)
  • HSL23°, 77%, 31%
  • HSL Precise23.115°, 77.215%, 30.98%
  • HSV23°, 87%, 55%
  • HSB23°, 87%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.255, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.255, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.255, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C4112
  • DECIMAL ID9191698
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01