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#8A5E4E closest to Weathered Leather

#8A5E4E is a medium, muted brown; the closest named color is Weathered Leather. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(138, 94, 78)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black. #8A5E4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.54:1.

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Variations of #8A5E4E

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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#8A5E4E 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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#8A5E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A5E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #736C4E
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #69634D
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73634D
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #736C4E
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A674E
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #94575A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E5B54
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #686868
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #726663

#8A5E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.54:1 Good#8A5E4E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.79:1 Poor#8A5E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A5E4E in CSS

/* Weathered Leather */
.color { color: #8A5E4E; }
.background { background-color: #8A5E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A5E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 94 78);
color: hsl(16 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.525 0.063 40.8);

#8A5E4E FAQ

What color is #8A5E4E?

#8A5E4E is a medium, muted brown. Its closest named color is Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A5E4E?

#8A5E4E is rgb(138, 94, 78) in RGB, hsl(16, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 43%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A5E4E?

The complementary color of #8A5E4E is #4E7A8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A5E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #8A5E4E: 5.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A5E4E a warm or cool color?

#8A5E4E is a warm color.