Information about Piston color

#8C846D - Piston color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8C846D ("Piston") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(140, 132, 109) (54.9% red, 51.8% green, 42.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 12 / 45 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8C846D presents itself as a softly toned sunny yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Techno (#8E886E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Grey (#8D8468) and Double Napa (#8A7F6B).

The recipe behind #8C846D is rgb(140, 132, 109), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8C846D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.7:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Piston" in the Register.

Piston color variations

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

Piston color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Piston

#8C846D
#A39D8A

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#BAB5A7

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#D1CEC4

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#E8E6E1

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White

#FFFFFF

Piston color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Piston

#8C846D
#6F6957

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#534F41

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#37342B

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#1B1A15

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Black

#000000

Piston color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Piston

#8C846D
#898371

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#878274

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#848178

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#82807B

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Grey

#808080

Piston color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6F8B6D

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#7B8B6D

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#878B6D

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Piston

#8C846D
#8B786D

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#8B6D6F

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#8B6D7B

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Piston 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
#8C846D
Piston

#8C846D

#6E758C
#6E758C

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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
#8C846D
Piston

#8C846D

#756E8C
#756E8C

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#6E848C
#6E848C

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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
#848C6E
#848C6E

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#8C846D
Piston

#8C846D

#8C756E
#8C756E

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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
#8C846D
Piston

#8C846D

#6E8C84
#6E8C84

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#846E8C
#846E8C

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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
#8C846D
Piston

#8C846D

#758C6E
#758C6E

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#6E758C
#6E758C

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#846E8C
#846E8C

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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
#8C846D
Piston

#8C846D

#6E8C75
#6E8C75

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#6E758C
#6E758C

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#8C6E84
#8C6E84

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Nearest named colors to Piston

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

Brown Grey color link
Brown Grey

#8D8468

Double Napa color link
Double Napa

#8A7F6B

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Stonewashed color link
Stonewashed

#8D8072

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Pravda color link
Pravda

#888071

Milky Way color link
Milky Way

#8E7F68

Squirrel color link
Squirrel

#8F7D6B

Double Malta color link
Double Malta

#93806C

Gargoyle color link
Gargoyle

#907E69

Incognito color link
Incognito

#8E7C6E

Piston color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#8C846D - Piston color image Piston color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#8C846D - Piston color image Piston color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#8C846D - Piston color image Piston color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#8C846D - Piston color image Piston color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C846D
  • RGB140, 132, 109
  • CMYK0, 3, 12, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 132, 109)
  • HSL45°, 12%, 49%
  • HSL Precise44.516°, 12.45%, 48.824%
  • HSV45°, 22%, 55%
  • HSB45°, 22%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.518, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.518, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.518, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C846D
  • DECIMAL ID9208941
  • Name Length6
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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