Information about #8E7343 color

#8E7343 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E7343 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 115, 67) — 55.7% red, 45.1% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 29 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8E7343 reads as a softly balanced orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bullwhip (#8F7040). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Driftwood (#8F6F48) and Solid Gold (#927748).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(142, 115, 67)), which gives #8E7343 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E7343: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E7343 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E7343 color variations

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

#8E7343 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 #8E7343

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

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

Solid Gold color link
Solid Gold

#927748

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E7343
  • RGB142, 115, 67
  • CMYK0, 11, 29, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 115, 67)
  • HSL38°, 36%, 41%
  • HSL Precise38.4°, 35.885%, 40.98%
  • HSV38°, 53%, 56%
  • HSB38°, 53%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.451, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.451, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.451, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E7343
  • DECIMAL ID9335619
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01