Information about #8E806E color

#8E806E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E806E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 128, 110) — 55.7% red, 50.2% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 13 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8E806E reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Incognito (#8E7C6E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Stonewashed (#8D8072) and Squirrel (#8F7D6B).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 128, 110) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E806E: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. #8E806E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8E806E color variations

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#8E806E 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 #8E806E

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

Incognito color link
Incognito

#8E7C6E

Stonewashed color link
Stonewashed

#8D8072

Squirrel color link
Squirrel

#8F7D6B

Piston color link
Piston

#8C846D

Double Napa color link
Double Napa

#8A7F6B

Double Malta color link
Double Malta

#93806C

Otter color link
Otter

#8F7B70

Gargoyle color link
Gargoyle

#907E69

Milky Way color link
Milky Way

#8E7F68

Americano color link
Americano

#8A7D72

Pravda color link
Pravda

#888071

Brown Grey color link
Brown Grey

#8D8468

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E806E
  • RGB142, 128, 110
  • CMYK0, 5, 13, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 128, 110)
  • HSL34°, 13%, 49%
  • HSL Precise33.75°, 12.698%, 49.412%
  • HSV34°, 23%, 56%
  • HSB34°, 23%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.502, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.502, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.502, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E806E
  • DECIMAL ID9338990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01