#8C6451 · near Cocoa

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#8C6451 (RGB 140, 100, 81) is a medium, muted brown, closest to Cocoa and near Shadow and Sienna. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8C6451 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 46°.

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HEX#8C6451
RGBrgb(140, 100, 81)
HSLhsl(19, 27%, 43%)
CMYK0, 29, 42, 45
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast5.18:1 white · 4.06:1 black

Similar named colors

Cocoa #875F42Shadow #8A795DSienna #A0522DToffee #A0522DDove Gray #6D6C6C

How to use #8C6451

White text passes WCAG AA on #8C6451 (5.18:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8C6451 with its analogous neighbors #8B505B and #8B8050; for contrast use its complement #50798B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cocoa: #8C6451;

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#8C6451 hex color card: near Cocoa, RGB 140, 100, 81
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Shades & tints

#1C1410#382820#543C31#705041#8C6451#A38374#BAA297#D1C1B9#E8E0DC

Color harmonies for #8C6451

Complementary

#8C6451#50798B

Analogous

#8C6451#8B505B#8B8050

Triadic

#8C6451#508B63#63508B

Split complementary

#8C6451#508B80#505B8B

Tetradic

#8C6451#5B8B50#50798B#80508B

Palettes with #8C6451