Information about #8D5F4E color

#8D5F4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8D5F4E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(141, 95, 78) — 55.3% red, 37.3% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 25 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8D5F4E reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D). Slightly further away sit Lone Ranger (#87614F) and Dark Brown Tangelo (#88654E).

The recipe behind #8D5F4E is rgb(141, 95, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8D5F4E: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8D5F4E color variations

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#8D5F4E 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 #8D5F4E

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

Spicy Mix color link
Spicy Mix

#8B5F4D

Lone Ranger color link
Lone Ranger

#87614F

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

Radiance color link
Radiance

#8F5743

Dark Wood color link
Dark Wood

#855E42

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Copper Rust color link
Copper Rust

#95524C

Lotus color link
Lotus

#8B504B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8D5F4E
  • RGB141, 95, 78
  • CMYK0, 18, 25, 45
  • CSSrgb(141, 95, 78)
  • HSL16°, 29%, 43%
  • HSL Precise16.19°, 28.767%, 42.941%
  • HSV16°, 45%, 55%
  • HSB16°, 45%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.553, 0.373, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.553, 0.373, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.553, 0.373, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8D5F4E
  • DECIMAL ID9264974
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01