#8A4A3C · Cedar

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#8A4A3C is a medium, muted brown color, closest to Cedar and near Cedar and Chestnut. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 33°. 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.

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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

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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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