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#8A855D closest to Iguana

#8A855D is a medium, muted yellow; the closest named color is Iguana. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 36.5% blue (rgb(138, 133, 93)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 19% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 33% yellow and 46% black. #8A855D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.59:1.

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Variations of #8A855D

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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#8A855D 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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#8A855D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A855D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8E855E
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C825A
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C835B
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E855E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D855E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #91807B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C836C
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #85847B

#8A855D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.75:1 Poor#8A855D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.59:1 Good#8A855D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A855D in CSS

/* Iguana */
.color { color: #8A855D; }
.background { background-color: #8A855D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A855D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 133 93);
color: hsl(53 19% 45%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.057 101.9);

#8A855D FAQ

What color is #8A855D?

#8A855D is a medium, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Iguana. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A855D?

#8A855D is rgb(138, 133, 93) in RGB, hsl(53, 19%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 33%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A855D?

The complementary color of #8A855D is #5D628A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A855D?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A855D: 5.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A855D a warm or cool color?

#8A855D is a warm color.