#8B6556 · near Cocoa

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#8B6556 (RGB 139, 101, 86) is a medium, muted brown, closest to Cocoa and near Shadow and Dove Gray. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8B6556 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 42°.

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HEX#8B6556
RGBrgb(139, 101, 86)
HSLhsl(17, 24%, 44%)
CMYK0, 27, 38, 45
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast5.13:1 white · 4.09:1 black

Similar named colors

Cocoa #875F42Shadow #8A795DDove Gray #6D6C6CMocha #967969Sienna #A0522D

How to use #8B6556

White text passes WCAG AA on #8B6556 (5.13:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8B6556 with its analogous neighbors #8B5561 and #8B7F55; for contrast use its complement #557C8B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cocoa: #8B6556;

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#8B6556 hex color card: near Cocoa, RGB 139, 101, 86
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Shades & tints

#1C1411#382822#533D34#6F5145#8B6556#A28478#B9A39A#D1C1BB#E8E0DD

Color harmonies for #8B6556

Complementary

#8B6556#557C8B

Analogous

#8B6556#8B5561#8B7F55

Triadic

#8B6556#558B65#65558B

Split complementary

#8B6556#558B7F#55618B

Tetradic

#8B6556#618B55#557C8B#7F558B

Palettes with #8B6556