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#8B4E35

#8b4e35 ≈ Chestnut

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8b4e35 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 30.59% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.88% magenta, 61.87% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 17.44°, with 44.79% saturation and 37.65% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 5.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1119

Complementary

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #35728b

Split complementary

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #358b79
  3. #35478b

Analogous

  1. #8b3547
  2. #8b4e35
  3. #8b7935

Triadic

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #358b4e
  3. #4e358b

Tetradic

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #728b35
  3. #35728b
  4. #4e358b

Square

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #478b35
  3. #35728b
  4. #79358b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c100b
  2. #542f20
  3. #8b4e35
  4. #bc7050
  5. #d19d88

Shades

#8b4e35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #7d4630
  3. #6f3e2a
  4. #613725
  5. #532f20
  6. #46271b
  7. #381f15
  8. #2a1710
  9. #1c100b
  10. #0e0805
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b4e35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #976049
  3. #a2715d
  4. #ae8372
  5. #b99586
  6. #c5a79a
  7. #d1b8ae
  8. #dccac2
  9. #e8dcd7
  10. #f3edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b4e35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b4e35
  2. #8a533d
  3. #895844
  4. #885d4c
  5. #876253
  6. #86675b
  7. #846c62
  8. #83716a
  9. #827671
  10. #817b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735851 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5633 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #984348 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735334 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5b35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #934841 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b4e35 {
  color: #8b4e35;
}
Background
.bg-8b4e35 {
  background-color: #8b4e35;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b4e35 {
  border: 2px solid #8b4e35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b4e35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 78 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 45% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b4e35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b4e35, #8b7935);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b4e35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 78 53 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.26 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.52 #80461b Russet ΔE 6.69 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.09 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 8.17 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 8.23 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 9.02 #74b1ca Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Chestnut
#8b4e35  rgb(139, 78, 53)  hsl(17, 45%, 38%)  Chestnut
#35728b  rgb(53, 114, 139)  hsl(197, 45%, 38%)  Teal Blue
#358b4e  rgb(53, 139, 78)  hsl(137, 45%, 38%)  Sea Green
#4e358b  rgb(78, 53, 139)  hsl(257, 45%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue