Information about #8E421D color

#8E421D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8E421D is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(142, 66, 29) (55.7% red, 25.9% green, 11.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 30 / 44 / 44 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8E421D reads as a strongly colored warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fuzzy Wuzzy (#87421F). Slightly further away sit Saddle Brown (#8B4513) and Rope (#8E4D1E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(142, 66, 29)), which gives #8E421D its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E421D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E421D color variations

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

#8E421D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E421D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8E421D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E421D 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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#8E421D 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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#1D3190
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#1D907D
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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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#901D31
#901D31

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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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#1D9044
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#441D90
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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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#6A901D
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#1D6A90
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#441D90
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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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#31901D
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#1D6A90
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#7D1D90
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Nearest named colors to #8E421D

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

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

Saddle Brown color link
Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Charisma color link
Charisma

#854926

Russet color link
Russet

#80461B

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Tia Maria color link
Tia Maria

#97422D

Waiwherowhero color link
Waiwherowhero

#86492C

Deep Dumpling color link
Deep Dumpling

#9B351B

#8E421D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E421D
  • RGB142, 66, 29
  • CMYK0, 30, 44, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 66, 29)
  • HSL20°, 66%, 34%
  • HSL Precise19.646°, 66.082%, 33.529%
  • HSV20°, 80%, 56%
  • HSB20°, 80%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.259, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.259, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.259, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8E421D
  • DECIMAL ID9323037
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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