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#8A5000 closest to Precious Copper

#8A5000 is a medium, moderately saturated brown; the closest named color is Precious Copper. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 31.4% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(138, 80, 0)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 100% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 100% yellow and 46% black. #8A5000 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.51:1.

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Variations of #8A5000

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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#8A5000 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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#8A5000 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A5000 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #706301
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #625600
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F5600
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #706301
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #785D00
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #984243
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #904B2D
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5E5E5E
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B5B52

#8A5000 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.51:1 Good#8A5000 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#8A5000 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A5000 in CSS

/* Precious Copper */
.color { color: #8A5000; }
.background { background-color: #8A5000; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A5000; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 80 0);
color: hsl(35 100% 27%);
color: oklch(0.488 0.110 64.2);

#8A5000 FAQ

What color is #8A5000?

#8A5000 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Precious Copper. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A5000?

#8A5000 is rgb(138, 80, 0) in RGB, hsl(35, 100%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 42%, 100%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A5000?

The complementary color of #8A5000 is #003A8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A5000?

White text has the best contrast on #8A5000: 6.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A5000 a warm or cool color?

#8A5000 is a warm color.