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#8A6738 closest to Barrel Aged

#8A6738 is a medium, moderately saturated brown; the closest named color is Barrel Aged. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 40.4% green and 22.0% blue (rgb(138, 103, 56)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 42% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 59% yellow and 46% black. #8A6738 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.15:1.

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Variations of #8A6738

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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#8A6738 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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#8A6738 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A6738 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C7139
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #746834
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A6935
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C7139
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #806D38
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #955E5C
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E634B
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6D6D6D
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #756C63

#8A6738 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.15:1 Good#8A6738 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.08:1 Poor#8A6738 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A6738 in CSS

/* Barrel Aged */
.color { color: #8A6738; }
.background { background-color: #8A6738; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A6738; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 103 56);
color: hsl(34 42% 38%);
color: oklch(0.539 0.078 73.0);

#8A6738 FAQ

What color is #8A6738?

#8A6738 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A6738?

#8A6738 is rgb(138, 103, 56) in RGB, hsl(34, 42%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 59%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A6738?

The complementary color of #8A6738 is #385B8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A6738?

White text has the best contrast on #8A6738: 5.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A6738 a warm or cool color?

#8A6738 is a warm color.