#8D5524 · near Cedar

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#8D5524 (RGB 141, 85, 36) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Cedar and near Cocoa and Sienna. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8D5524 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 59°.

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HEX#8D5524
RGBrgb(141, 85, 36)
HSLhsl(28, 59%, 35%)
CMYK0, 40, 74, 45
CSS var--cedar
Contrast6.07:1 white · 3.46:1 black

Similar named colors

Cedar #8B4A2BCocoa #875F42Sienna #A0522DToffee #A0522DChestnut #954535

How to use #8D5524

White text passes WCAG AA on #8D5524 (6.07:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8D5524 with its analogous neighbors #8E2528 and #8E8A25; for contrast use its complement #255D8E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cedar: #8D5524;

Color card

#8D5524 hex color card: near Cedar, RGB 141, 85, 36
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Shades & tints

#1C1107#38220E#553316#71441D#8D5524#A47750#BB997C#D1BBA7#E8DDD3

Color harmonies for #8D5524

Complementary

#8D5524#255D8E

Analogous

#8D5524#8E2528#8E8A25

Triadic

#8D5524#258E56#56258E

Split complementary

#8D5524#258E8A#25288E

Tetradic

#8D5524#288E25#255D8E#8A258E

Palettes with #8D5524