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#8D5C4E

#8d5c4e ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8d5c4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 36.08% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.75% magenta, 44.68% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 13.33°, with 28.77% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #4e7f8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #4e8d7b
  3. #4e5f8d

Analogous

  1. #8d4e5f
  2. #8d5c4e
  3. #8d7b4e

Triadic

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #4e8d5c
  3. #5c4e8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #7f8d4e
  3. #4e7f8d
  4. #5c4e8d

Square

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #5f8d4e
  3. #4e7f8d
  4. #7b4e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1c18
  2. #5c3c33
  3. #8d5c4e
  4. #b38375
  5. #ceafa6

Shades

#8d5c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #7f5346
  3. #714a3e
  4. #634037
  5. #55372f
  6. #472e27
  7. #38251f
  8. #2a1c17
  9. #1c1210
  10. #0e0908
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d5c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #986c60
  3. #a47d71
  4. #af8d83
  5. #bb9d95
  6. #c6aea7
  7. #d1beb8
  8. #ddceca
  9. #e8dedc
  10. #f4efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d5c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d5c4e
  2. #8c6053
  3. #8a6358
  4. #89675d
  5. #886a62
  6. #876e67
  7. #85726c
  8. #847571
  9. #837976
  10. #817c7b
  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 #79635f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68624d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736c4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985558 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78604d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e664e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #945854 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d5c4e {
  color: #8d5c4e;
}
Background
.bg-8d5c4e {
  background-color: #8d5c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d5c4e {
  border: 2px solid #8d5c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d5c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 92 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d5c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d5c4e, #8d7b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d5c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 92 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.45 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.57 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.09 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.85 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.20 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.81 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.46 #72a3b1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Redwood
#8d5c4e  rgb(141, 92, 78)  hsl(13, 29%, 43%)  Redwood
#4e7f8d  rgb(78, 127, 141)  hsl(193, 29%, 43%)  Teal Blue
#4e8d5c  rgb(78, 141, 92)  hsl(133, 29%, 43%)  Sea Green
#5c4e8d  rgb(92, 78, 141)  hsl(253, 29%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue