Information about #8C581D color

#8C581D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C581D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 88, 29) — 54.9% red, 34.5% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 44 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8C581D reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grizzly (#885818). Slightly further away sit Rope (#8E4D1E) and Kumera (#886221).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 88, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C581D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C581D color variations

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#8C581D 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 #8C581D

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

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

Rusty Nail color link
Rusty Nail

#8D5F2C

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Charisma color link
Charisma

#854926

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C581D
  • RGB140, 88, 29
  • CMYK0, 20, 44, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 88, 29)
  • HSL32°, 66%, 33%
  • HSL Precise31.892°, 65.68%, 33.137%
  • HSV32°, 79%, 55%
  • HSB32°, 79%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.345, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.345, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.345, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C581D
  • DECIMAL ID9197597
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01