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#8C5E2A · Cocoa
Click to copy#8C5E2A is a medium, moderately saturated brown color, closest to Cocoa and near Cocoa and Sienna. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 67°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8C5E2A a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#8C5E2ARGB
rgb(140, 94, 42)HSL
hsl(32, 54%, 36%)CMYK
0, 33, 70, 45CSS var
--cocoaContrast
5.6:1 white · 3.75:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #8C5E2A
White text passes WCAG AA on #8C5E2A (5.6:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #8C5E2A with its analogous neighbors #8D2E2A and #8A8D2A; for contrast use its complement #2A588D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--cocoa: #8C5E2A;
$cocoa: #8C5E2A;
colors: { 'cocoa': '#8C5E2A' }