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#8E400A

#8e400a ≈ Saddle Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8e400a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.93% magenta, 92.96% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 24.55°, with 86.84% saturation and 29.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saddle Brown (#8b4513), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0944

Complementary

  1. #8e400a
  2. #0a588e

Split complementary

  1. #8e400a
  2. #0a8e82
  3. #0a168e

Analogous

  1. #8e0a16
  2. #8e400a
  3. #8e820a

Triadic

  1. #8e400a
  2. #0a8e40
  3. #400a8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e400a
  2. #588e0a
  3. #0a588e
  4. #400a8e

Square

  1. #8e400a
  2. #168e0a
  3. #0a588e
  4. #820a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #130901
  2. #472005
  3. #8e400a
  4. #d5600f
  5. #f2883f

Shades

#8e400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e400a
  2. #803a09
  3. #723308
  4. #632d07
  5. #552606
  6. #472005
  7. #391a04
  8. #2b1303
  9. #1c0d02
  10. #0e0601
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e400a
  2. #995323
  3. #a5663b
  4. #b07954
  5. #bb8c6c
  6. #c7a085
  7. #d2b39d
  8. #ddc6b6
  9. #e8d9ce
  10. #f4ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e400a
  2. #8d4616
  3. #8b4d22
  4. #8a532d
  5. #885a39
  6. #876045
  7. #866651
  8. #846d5d
  9. #837368
  10. #817a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714e44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a5d06 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d2e37 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #714703 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5308 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97362b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e400a {
  color: #8e400a;
}
Background
.bg-8e400a {
  background-color: #8e400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e400a {
  border: 2px solid #8e400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 87% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e400a, #8e820a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 1.81 #80461b Russet ΔE 4.37 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.16 #704214 Sepia ΔE 8.10 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 8.89 #b7410e Rust ΔE 9.02 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 10.49 #71bff5 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Saddle Brown
#8e400a  rgb(142, 64, 10)  hsl(25, 87%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#0a588e  rgb(10, 88, 142)  hsl(205, 87%, 30%)  Lapis Lazuli
#0a8e40  rgb(10, 142, 64)  hsl(145, 87%, 30%)  Forest Green
#400a8e  rgb(64, 10, 142)  hsl(265, 87%, 30%)  Indigo