#8B5E3C · near Cocoa

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#8B5E3C (RGB 139, 94, 60) is a medium, muted brown, closest to Cocoa and near Sienna and Toffee. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8B5E3C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 57°.

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HEX#8B5E3C
RGBrgb(139, 94, 60)
HSLhsl(26, 40%, 39%)
CMYK0, 32, 57, 45
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast5.58:1 white · 3.76:1 black

Similar named colors

Cocoa #875F42Sienna #A0522DToffee #A0522DCedar #8B4A2BChestnut #954535

How to use #8B5E3C

White text passes WCAG AA on #8B5E3C (5.58:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8B5E3C with its analogous neighbors #8B3C41 and #8B863C; for contrast use its complement #3C698B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cocoa: #8B5E3C;

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#8B5E3C hex color card: near Cocoa, RGB 139, 94, 60
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Shades & tints

#1C130C#382618#533824#6F4B30#8B5E3C#A27E63#B99E8A#D1BFB1#E8DFD8

Color harmonies for #8B5E3C

Complementary

#8B5E3C#3C698B

Analogous

#8B5E3C#8B3C41#8B863C

Triadic

#8B5E3C#3C8B5E#5E3C8B

Split complementary

#8B5E3C#3C8B86#3C418B

Tetradic

#8B5E3C#418B3C#3C698B#863C8B

Palettes with #8B5E3C