Information about #8C7D4B color

#8C7D4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C7D4B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 125, 75) — 54.9% red, 49% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 25 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8C7D4B is a softly balanced golden yellow 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 Dark Tan (#918151). Nearby in the Register you will also find Solid Gold (#927748) and Fortune (#928053).

The recipe behind #8C7D4B is rgb(140, 125, 75), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #8C7D4B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8C7D4B color variations

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#8C7D4B 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 #8C7D4B

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

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Solid Gold color link
Solid Gold

#927748

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Twister color link
Twister

#938255

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C7D4B
  • RGB140, 125, 75
  • CMYK0, 6, 25, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 125, 75)
  • HSL46°, 30%, 42%
  • HSL Precise46.154°, 30.233%, 42.157%
  • HSV46°, 46%, 55%
  • HSB46°, 46%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.490, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.490, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.490, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C7D4B
  • DECIMAL ID9207115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01