#8A4A3C · near Cedar

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#8A4A3C (RGB 138, 74, 60) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Cedar and near Chestnut and Brick Red. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8A4A3C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 33°.

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HEX#8A4A3C
RGBrgb(138, 74, 60)
HSLhsl(11, 39%, 39%)
CMYK0, 46, 57, 46
CSS var--cedar
Contrast6.72:1 white · 3.13:1 black

Similar named colors

Cedar #8B4A2BChestnut #954535Brick Red #8B3A3ACoffee #6F4E37Sienna #A0522D

How to use #8A4A3C

White text passes WCAG AA on #8A4A3C (6.72:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8A4A3C with its analogous neighbors #8A3D55 and #8A723D; for contrast use its complement #3D7C8A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cedar: #8A4A3C;

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#8A4A3C hex color card: near Cedar, RGB 138, 74, 60
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Shades & tints

#1C0F0C#371E18#532C24#6E3B30#8A4A3C#A16E63#B9928A#D0B7B1#E8DBD8

Color harmonies for #8A4A3C

Complementary

#8A4A3C#3D7C8A

Analogous

#8A4A3C#8A3D55#8A723D

Triadic

#8A4A3C#3D8A4B#4B3D8A

Split complementary

#8A4A3C#3D8A72#3D558A

Tetradic

#8A4A3C#558A3D#3D7C8A#723D8A

Palettes with #8A4A3C