Information about #8C7E54 color

#8C7E54 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8C7E54 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 126, 84) — 54.9% red, 49.4% green, 32.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 22 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #8C7E54 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 a hair away from Clay Creek (#897E59). Slightly further away sit Fortune (#928053) and Dark Tan (#918151).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 126, 84) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C7E54 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C7E54 color variations

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#8C7E54 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 #8C7E54

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

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Twister color link
Twister

#938255

Shadow color link
Shadow

#8A795D

Alloy color link
Alloy

#91815E

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C7E54
  • RGB140, 126, 84
  • CMYK0, 5, 22, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 126, 84)
  • HSL45°, 25%, 44%
  • HSL Precise45°, 25%, 43.922%
  • HSV45°, 40%, 55%
  • HSB45°, 40%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.494, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.494, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.494, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C7E54
  • DECIMAL ID9207380
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01