#8E5F35 · near Cocoa

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#8E5F35 (RGB 142, 95, 53) 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 #8E5F35 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 53% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 61°.

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HEX#8E5F35
RGBrgb(142, 95, 53)
HSLhsl(28, 46%, 38%)
CMYK0, 33, 63, 44
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast5.47:1 white · 3.84:1 black

Similar named colors

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

How to use #8E5F35

White text passes WCAG AA on #8E5F35 (5.47:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8E5F35 with its analogous neighbors #8D3437 and #8D8B34; for contrast use its complement #34648D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cocoa: #8E5F35;

Color card

#8E5F35 hex color card: near Cocoa, RGB 142, 95, 53
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Shades & tints

#1C130B#392615#553920#724C2A#8E5F35#A57F5D#BB9F86#D2BFAE#E8DFD7

Color harmonies for #8E5F35

Complementary

#8E5F35#34648D

Analogous

#8E5F35#8D3437#8D8B34

Triadic

#8E5F35#348D5E#5E348D

Split complementary

#8E5F35#348D8B#34378D

Tetradic

#8E5F35#378D34#34648D#8B348D

Palettes with #8E5F35