Information about #8C8A63 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8C8A63 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 138, 99) — 54.9% red, 54.1% green, 38.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 16 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8C8A63 is a calm, restrained golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Grey (#8D8468). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Granite Green (#8B8265) and Bandicoot (#878466).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 138, 99) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8C8A63 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8C8A63 color variations

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

#8C8A63 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8C8A63 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8C8A63 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8C8A63 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8C8A63 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #8C8A63

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

Granite Green color link
Granite Green

#8B8265

Bandicoot color link
Bandicoot

#878466

Wilderness color link
Wilderness

#88885B

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Anemone Green color link
Anemone Green

#888C6C

Olive Haze color link
Olive Haze

#888064

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

Alloy color link
Alloy

#91815E

Piston color link
Piston

#8C846D

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Double Grey Olive color link
Double Grey Olive

#948A6C

#8C8A63 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C8A63
  • RGB140, 138, 99
  • CMYK0, 1, 16, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 138, 99)
  • HSL57°, 17%, 47%
  • HSL Precise57.073°, 17.155%, 46.863%
  • HSV57°, 29%, 55%
  • HSB57°, 29%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.541, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.541, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.541, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C8A63
  • DECIMAL ID9210467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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