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#8A6700 Muddy Brown

#8A6700 is a medium, moderately saturated brown named Muddy Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 40.4% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(138, 103, 0)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 100% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 100% yellow and 46% black. #8A6700 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.22:1.

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Variations of #8A6700

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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#8A6700 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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#8A6700 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A6700 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7E7009
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #766700
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C6800
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7E7009
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #826D03
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #975C57
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8F633B
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6C6C6C
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #756B5F

#8A6700 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.22:1 Good#8A6700 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.02:1 Poor#8A6700 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A6700 in CSS

/* Muddy Brown */
.color { color: #8A6700; }
.background { background-color: #8A6700; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A6700; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 103 0);
color: hsl(45 100% 27%);
color: oklch(0.535 0.110 85.1);

#8A6700 FAQ

What color is #8A6700?

#8A6700 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A6700?

#8A6700 is rgb(138, 103, 0) in RGB, hsl(45, 100%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A6700?

The complementary color of #8A6700 is #00238A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A6700?

White text has the best contrast on #8A6700: 5.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A6700 a warm or cool color?

#8A6700 is a warm color.