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Information about #8C6716 color

#8C6716 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C6716 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 103, 22) — 54.9% red, 40.4% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 46 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8C6716 is a strongly colored warm orange 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 very close to Oak Brown (#806517). Slightly further away sit Kumera (#886221) and Golden Brown (#996515).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(140, 103, 22)), which gives #8C6716 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C6716 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C6716 color variations

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

#8C6716 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 #8C6716

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

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Fiddlesticks color link
Fiddlesticks

#7D641D

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Brown color link
Brown

#88540B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C6716
  • RGB140, 103, 22
  • CMYK0, 15, 46, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 103, 22)
  • HSL41°, 73%, 32%
  • HSL Precise41.186°, 72.84%, 31.765%
  • HSV41°, 84%, 55%
  • HSB41°, 84%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.404, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.404, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.404, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C6716
  • DECIMAL ID9201430
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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