#8C5A38 · near Cocoa

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#8C5A38 (RGB 140, 90, 56) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Cocoa and near Sienna and Toffee. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8C5A38 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 54°.

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HEX#8C5A38
RGBrgb(140, 90, 56)
HSLhsl(24, 43%, 38%)
CMYK0, 36, 60, 45
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast5.78:1 white · 3.63:1 black

Similar named colors

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

How to use #8C5A38

White text passes WCAG AA on #8C5A38 (5.78:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8C5A38 with its analogous neighbors #8B3740 and #8B8237; for contrast use its complement #37698B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cocoa: #8C5A38;

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#8C5A38 hex color card: near Cocoa, RGB 140, 90, 56
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Shades & tints

#1C120B#382416#543622#70482D#8C5A38#A37B60#BA9C88#D1BDAF#E8DED7

Color harmonies for #8C5A38

Complementary

#8C5A38#37698B

Analogous

#8C5A38#8B3740#8B8237

Triadic

#8C5A38#378B59#59378B

Split complementary

#8C5A38#378B82#37408B

Tetradic

#8C5A38#408B37#37698B#82378B

Palettes with #8C5A38