Information about #8E5D2E color

#8E5D2E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E5D2E falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 93, 46) — 55.7% red, 36.5% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 38 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8E5D2E is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rusty Nail (#8D5F2C). Slightly further away sit Natural (#885931) and Afghan Tan (#905E26).

The recipe behind #8E5D2E is rgb(142, 93, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E5D2E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E5D2E color variations

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

#8E5D2E 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 #8E5D2E

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

Rusty Nail color link
Rusty Nail

#8D5F2C

Natural color link
Natural

#885931

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Flat Earth color link
Flat Earth

#855F31

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Chelsea Gem color link
Chelsea Gem

#95532F

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E5D2E
  • RGB142, 93, 46
  • CMYK0, 19, 38, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 93, 46)
  • HSL29°, 51%, 37%
  • HSL Precise29.375°, 51.064%, 36.863%
  • HSV29°, 68%, 56%
  • HSB29°, 68%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.365, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.365, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.365, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8E5D2E
  • DECIMAL ID9329966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01