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#8A4E3A closest to Gingerbread

#8A4E3A is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Gingerbread. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 30.6% green and 22.7% blue (rgb(138, 78, 58)). Its HSL value is 15° hue, 41% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 58% yellow and 46% black. #8A4E3A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.50:1.

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#8A4E3A color conversion

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Variations of #8A4E3A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A4E3A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A4E3A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A4E3A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C6339
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D5638
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C5538
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C6339
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #755C39
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #964449
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8F4A41
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5E5E5E
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B5A57

#8A4E3A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.50:1 Good#8A4E3A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#8A4E3A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A4E3A in CSS

/* Gingerbread */
.color { color: #8A4E3A; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E3A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A4E3A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 78 58);
color: hsl(15 41% 38%);
color: oklch(0.490 0.087 39.1);

#8A4E3A FAQ

What color is #8A4E3A?

#8A4E3A is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Gingerbread. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A4E3A?

#8A4E3A is rgb(138, 78, 58) in RGB, hsl(15, 41%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 43%, 58%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A4E3A?

The complementary color of #8A4E3A is #3A768A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A4E3A?

White text has the best contrast on #8A4E3A: 6.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A4E3A a warm or cool color?

#8A4E3A is a warm color.