#8B6A4E · Cocoa

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#8B6A4E is a medium, muted brown color, closest to Cocoa and near Cocoa and Shadow. In OKLCH it has 55% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 61°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8B6A4E a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#8B6A4E
RGBrgb(139, 106, 78)
HSLhsl(28, 28%, 43%)
CMYK0, 24, 44, 45
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast4.92:1 white · 4.27:1 black

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How to use #8B6A4E

White text passes WCAG AA on #8B6A4E (4.92:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8B6A4E with its analogous neighbors #8C4F51 and #8C8A4F; for contrast use its complement #4F708C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cocoa: #8B6A4E;

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