Information about #8C8765 color

#8C8765 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C8765 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 135, 101) — 54.9% red, 52.9% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 15 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8C8765 reads as a calm, restrained yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Grey (#8D8468). Nearby in the Register you will also find Granite Green (#8B8265) and Bandicoot (#878466).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 135, 101) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #8C8765 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8C8765 color variations

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#8C8765 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 #8C8765

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

Brown Grey color link
Brown Grey

#8D8468

Bandicoot color link
Bandicoot

#878466

Olive Haze color link
Olive Haze

#888064

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Piston color link
Piston

#8C846D

Milky Way color link
Milky Way

#8E7F68

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

Double Napa color link
Double Napa

#8A7F6B

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Alloy color link
Alloy

#91815E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C8765
  • RGB140, 135, 101
  • CMYK0, 2, 15, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 135, 101)
  • HSL52°, 16%, 47%
  • HSL Precise52.308°, 16.183%, 47.255%
  • HSV52°, 28%, 55%
  • HSB52°, 28%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.529, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.529, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.529, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C8765
  • DECIMAL ID9209701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01