Information about #8E7D42 color

#8E7D42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E7D42 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 125, 66) — 55.7% red, 49% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 30 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8E7D42 is a softly balanced golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moss (#8B7D3A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Solid Gold (#927748) and Ventura (#907C38).

The recipe behind #8E7D42 is rgb(142, 125, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E7D42: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E7D42 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E7D42 color variations

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

#8E7D42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E7D42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#554B27

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#39321A

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Black

#000000

#8E7D42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E7D42 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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#8E7D42 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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#58428F
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#42798F
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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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#428F7E
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#7E428F
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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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#538F42
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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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#428F58
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#8F4279
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Nearest named colors to #8E7D42

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

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Solid Gold color link
Solid Gold

#927748

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Old Moss Green color link
Old Moss Green

#867E36

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

#8E7D42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E7D42
  • RGB142, 125, 66
  • CMYK0, 7, 30, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 125, 66)
  • HSL47°, 37%, 41%
  • HSL Precise46.579°, 36.538%, 40.784%
  • HSV47°, 54%, 56%
  • HSB47°, 54%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.490, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.490, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.490, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E7D42
  • DECIMAL ID9338178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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