Information about #8E887C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8E887C falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 136, 124) — 55.7% red, 53.3% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 7 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8E887C is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Quarter Talisman (#8E877B). Slightly further away sit Sterling (#8B8B7E) and Middle Grey (#8B8680).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 136, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E887C: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8E887C color variations

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

#8E887C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E887C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8E887C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E887C 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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#8E887C 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 #8E887C

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

Quarter Talisman color link
Quarter Talisman

#8E877B

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Middle Grey color link
Middle Grey

#8B8680

Eighth Mondo color link
Eighth Mondo

#938A7D

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Half Stonewall color link
Half Stonewall

#938D7B

Ironhide color link
Ironhide

#8F8476

Eighth Oilskin color link
Eighth Oilskin

#928A82

Heathered Grey color link
Heathered Grey

#948C7E

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

#8E887C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E887C
  • RGB142, 136, 124
  • CMYK0, 2, 7, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 136, 124)
  • HSL40°, 7%, 52%
  • HSL Precise40°, 7.377%, 52.157%
  • HSV40°, 13%, 56%
  • HSB40°, 13%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.533, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.533, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.533, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E887C
  • DECIMAL ID9341052
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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