Information about #8C6F56 color

#8C6F56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8C6F56 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 111, 86) — 54.9% red, 43.5% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 21 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted warm orange, #8C6F56 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Gold (#8C6F54). Nearby in the Register you will also find Limed Oak (#8C7254) and Lodestar (#8A7252).

The recipe behind #8C6F56 is rgb(140, 111, 86), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8C6F56 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C6F56 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C6F56 color variations

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

#8C6F56 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 #8C6F56

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

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Shadow color link
Shadow

#8A795D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C6F56
  • RGB140, 111, 86
  • CMYK0, 11, 21, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 111, 86)
  • HSL28°, 24%, 44%
  • HSL Precise27.778°, 23.894%, 44.314%
  • HSV28°, 39%, 55%
  • HSB28°, 39%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.435, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.435, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.435, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C6F56
  • DECIMAL ID9203542
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01