#8B5A2B
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#8B5A2B · Cocoa
Click to copy#8B5A2B is a medium, moderately saturated brown color, closest to Cocoa and near Cocoa and Cedar. In OKLCH it has 51% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 62°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8B5A2B a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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#8B5A2BRGB
rgb(139, 90, 43)HSL
hsl(29, 53%, 36%)CMYK
0, 35, 69, 45CSS var
--cocoaContrast
5.84:1 white · 3.6:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #8B5A2B
White text passes WCAG AA on #8B5A2B (5.84:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #8B5A2B with its analogous neighbors #8C2B2D and #8C8B2B; for contrast use its complement #2B5D8C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--cocoa: #8B5A2B;
$cocoa: #8B5A2B;
colors: { 'cocoa': '#8B5A2B' }