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#8B5D4E

#8b5d4e ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8b5d4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 36.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.09% magenta, 43.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 14.75°, with 28.11% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 7.35.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #4e7c8b

Split complementary

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #4e8b7b
  3. #4e5e8b

Analogous

  1. #8b4e5e
  2. #8b5d4e
  3. #8b7b4e

Triadic

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #4e8b5d
  3. #5d4e8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #7c8b4e
  3. #4e7c8b
  4. #5d4e8b

Square

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #5e8b4e
  3. #4e7c8b
  4. #7b4e8b

Monochromatic

  1. #291b17
  2. #5a3c33
  3. #8b5d4e
  4. #b18374
  5. #cdafa5

Shades

#8b5d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #7d5446
  3. #6f4a3e
  4. #614137
  5. #53382f
  6. #462f27
  7. #38251f
  8. #2a1c17
  9. #1c1310
  10. #0e0908
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b5d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #976d60
  3. #a27d71
  4. #ae8e83
  5. #b99e95
  6. #c5aea7
  7. #d1beb8
  8. #dcceca
  9. #e8dfdc
  10. #f3efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b5d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b5d4e
  2. #8a6153
  3. #896458
  4. #88685d
  5. #876b62
  6. #866f67
  7. #84726c
  8. #837671
  9. #827976
  10. #817d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78645f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68624d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736c4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #955659 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78604d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d664e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #915955 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b5d4e {
  color: #8b5d4e;
}
Background
.bg-8b5d4e {
  background-color: #8b5d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b5d4e {
  border: 2px solid #8b5d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b5d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 93 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 28% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b5d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5d4e, #8b7b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b5d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 93 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.35 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.08 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.73 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.15 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.30 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.36 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.17 #74a2b1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Redwood
#8b5d4e  rgb(139, 93, 78)  hsl(15, 28%, 43%)  Redwood
#4e7c8b  rgb(78, 124, 139)  hsl(195, 28%, 43%)  Teal Blue
#4e8b5d  rgb(78, 139, 93)  hsl(135, 28%, 43%)  Sea Green
#5d4e8b  rgb(93, 78, 139)  hsl(255, 28%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue