Information about #8D420C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8D420C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(141, 66, 12) — 55.3% red, 25.9% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 51 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8D420C is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Saddle Brown (#8B4513). Slightly further away sit Mars Orange (#964514) and Citrine Brown (#933709).

The recipe behind #8D420C is rgb(141, 66, 12), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8D420C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8D420C color variations

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#8D420C 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 #8D420C

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

Saddle Brown color link
Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Iced Tea color link
Iced Tea

#923C01

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Warm Brown color link
Warm Brown

#964E02

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Brown color link
Brown

#88540B

Rust Brown color link
Rust Brown

#8B3103

Dark Bronze color link
Dark Bronze

#804A00

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

#8D420C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8D420C
  • RGB141, 66, 12
  • CMYK0, 29, 51, 45
  • CSSrgb(141, 66, 12)
  • HSL25°, 84%, 30%
  • HSL Precise25.116°, 84.314%, 30%
  • HSV25°, 91%, 55%
  • HSB25°, 91%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.553, 0.259, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.553, 0.259, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.553, 0.259, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8D420C
  • DECIMAL ID9257484
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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