#8B5A2B · near Cocoa

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#8B5A2B (RGB 139, 90, 43) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Cocoa and near Cedar and Sienna. 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. In OKLCH it has 51% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 62°.

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HEX#8B5A2B
RGBrgb(139, 90, 43)
HSLhsl(29, 53%, 36%)
CMYK0, 35, 69, 45
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast5.84:1 white · 3.6:1 black

Similar named colors

Cocoa #875F42Cedar #8B4A2BSienna #A0522DToffee #A0522DChestnut #954535

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;

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#8B5A2B hex color card: near Cocoa, RGB 139, 90, 43
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Shades & tints

#1C1209#382411#53361A#6F4822#8B5A2B#A27B55#B99C80#D1BDAA#E8DED5

Color harmonies for #8B5A2B

Complementary

#8B5A2B#2B5D8C

Analogous

#8B5A2B#8C2B2D#8C8B2B

Triadic

#8B5A2B#2B8C5A#5A2B8C

Split complementary

#8B5A2B#2B8C8B#2B2D8C

Tetradic

#8B5A2B#2D8C2B#2B5D8C#8B2B8C

Palettes with #8B5A2B