Information about #8E5E39 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8E5E39 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 94, 57) — 55.7% red, 36.9% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 33 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #8E5E39 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brushwood Dyed (#8C5939). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mckenzie (#8C6338) and Triumph (#89603A).

The recipe behind #8E5E39 is rgb(142, 94, 57), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8E5E39 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E5E39 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E5E39 color variations

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#8E5E39 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 #8E5E39

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

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Toffee color link
Toffee

#8E593C

Clove Brown color link
Clove Brown

#8F583C

Legend color link
Legend

#8C563B

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Magma color link
Magma

#875639

Natural color link
Natural

#885931

Brown Bear color link
Brown Bear

#835C3B

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

#8E5E39 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E5E39
  • RGB142, 94, 57
  • CMYK0, 19, 33, 44
  • HSL26°, 43%, 39%
  • HSL Precise26.118°, 42.714%, 39.02%
  • HSV26°, 60%, 56%
  • HSB26°, 60%, 56%
  • HEX ID8E5E39
  • DECIMAL ID9330233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
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