Information about #8E4506 color

#8E4506 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E4506 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 69, 6) — 55.7% red, 27.1% green, 2.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 53 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8E4506 is a intensely saturated orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Iced Tea (#923C01). Slightly further away sit Warm Brown (#964E02) and Saddle Brown (#8B4513).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 69, 6) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. #8E4506 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8E4506 color variations

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#8E4506 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 #8E4506

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

Iced Tea color link
Iced Tea

#923C01

Warm Brown color link
Warm Brown

#964E02

Saddle Brown color link
Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Dark Bronze color link
Dark Bronze

#804A00

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Brown color link
Brown

#88540B

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Rust Brown color link
Rust Brown

#8B3103

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E4506
  • RGB142, 69, 6
  • CMYK0, 29, 53, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 69, 6)
  • HSL28°, 92%, 29%
  • HSL Precise27.794°, 91.892%, 29.02%
  • HSV28°, 96%, 56%
  • HSB28°, 96%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.271, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.271, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.271, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8E4506
  • DECIMAL ID9323782
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01