#8D5524
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#8D5524 · Cedar
Click to copy#8D5524 is a medium, moderately saturated brown color, closest to Cedar and near Cedar and Cocoa. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 59°. 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.
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#8D5524RGB
rgb(141, 85, 36)HSL
hsl(28, 59%, 35%)CMYK
0, 40, 74, 45CSS var
--cedarContrast
6.07:1 white · 3.46:1 blackSimilar named colors
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;
$cedar: #8D5524;
colors: { 'cedar': '#8D5524' }