Information about Milky Way color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned amber-leaning orange, #8E7F68 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gargoyle (#907E69). Slightly further away sit Squirrel (#8F7D6B) and Double Napa (#8A7F6B).
The recipe behind #8E7F68 is rgb(142, 127, 104), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. The name "Milky Way" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Milky Way color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Milky Way color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Milky Way color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Milky Way color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Milky Way color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Milky Way 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Milky Way color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Milky Way
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#907E69
#8F7D6B
#8A7F6B
#8D8468
#8B8265
#907C64
#93806C
#8E7C6E
#888064
#8C846D
#95826C
#878466
Milky Way color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8E7F68
- RGB142, 127, 104
- CMYK0, 6, 15, 44
- CSSrgb(142, 127, 104)
- HSL36°, 15%, 48%
- HSL Precise36.316°, 15.447%, 48.235%
- HSV36°, 27%, 56%
- HSB36°, 27%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
- GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.498, 0.408)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.498, 0.408, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.498, 0.408)
- Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID8E7F68
- DECIMAL ID9338728
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
