Information about #8E6242 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8E6242 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 98, 66) — 55.7% red, 38.4% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 30 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8E6242 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Authentic (#8A6843). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cocoa (#875F42) and Triumph (#89603A).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 98, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8E6242: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. #8E6242 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8E6242 color variations

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

#8E6242 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E6242 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8E6242 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E6242 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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#8E6242 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 #8E6242

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

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Dark Wood color link
Dark Wood

#855E42

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Toffee color link
Toffee

#8E593C

Radiance color link
Radiance

#8F5743

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Clove Brown color link
Clove Brown

#8F583C

Spicy Mix color link
Spicy Mix

#8B5F4D

Potters Clay color link
Potters Clay

#845C40

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

#8E6242 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E6242
  • RGB142, 98, 66
  • CMYK0, 17, 30, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 98, 66)
  • HSL25°, 37%, 41%
  • HSL Precise25.263°, 36.538%, 40.784%
  • HSV25°, 54%, 56%
  • HSB25°, 54%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.384, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.384, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.384, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E6242
  • DECIMAL ID9331266
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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