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#8D5F4E

#8d5f4e ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8d5f4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 37.25% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.62% magenta, 44.68% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 16.19°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 7.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #4e7c8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #4e8d7e
  3. #4e5c8d

Analogous

  1. #8d4e5c
  2. #8d5f4e
  3. #8d7e4e

Triadic

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #4e8d5f
  3. #5f4e8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #7c8d4e
  3. #4e7c8d
  4. #5f4e8d

Square

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #5c8d4e
  3. #4e7c8d
  4. #7e4e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1d18
  2. #5c3e33
  3. #8d5f4e
  4. #b38675
  5. #ceb1a6

Shades

#8d5f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #7f5646
  3. #714c3e
  4. #634337
  5. #55392f
  6. #473027
  7. #38261f
  8. #2a1d17
  9. #1c1310
  10. #0e0a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d5f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #986f60
  3. #a47f71
  4. #af8f83
  5. #bb9f95
  6. #c6afa7
  7. #d1bfb8
  8. #ddcfca
  9. #e8dfdc
  10. #f4efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d5f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d5f4e
  2. #8c6253
  3. #8a6658
  4. #89695d
  5. #886c62
  6. #877067
  7. #85736c
  8. #847671
  9. #837976
  10. #817d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6660 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a644d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756e4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98585b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a624d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f684e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #935b56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d5f4e {
  color: #8d5f4e;
}
Background
.bg-8d5f4e {
  background-color: #8d5f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d5f4e {
  border: 2px solid #8d5f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d5f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 95 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d5f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d5f4e, #8d7e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d5f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 95 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.65 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.49 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.86 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.20 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.28 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 10.47 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.69 #72a0b1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Redwood
#8d5f4e  rgb(141, 95, 78)  hsl(16, 29%, 43%)  Redwood
#4e7c8d  rgb(78, 124, 141)  hsl(196, 29%, 43%)  Teal Blue
#4e8d5f  rgb(78, 141, 95)  hsl(136, 29%, 43%)  Sea Green
#5f4e8d  rgb(95, 78, 141)  hsl(256, 29%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue