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#8A855F closest to Iguana

#8A855F 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 37.3% blue (rgb(138, 133, 95)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 18% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black. #8A855F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.60:1.

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Variations of #8A855F

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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#8A855F 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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#8A855F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A855F 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 #8E8560
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C825C
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C835E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E8560
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C8560
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #90807B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C836D
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #85847C

#8A855F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.75:1 Poor#8A855F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.60:1 Good#8A855F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A855F in CSS

/* Iguana */
.color { color: #8A855F; }
.background { background-color: #8A855F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A855F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 133 95);
color: hsl(53 18% 46%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.054 101.5);

#8A855F FAQ

What color is #8A855F?

#8A855F 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 #8A855F?

#8A855F is rgb(138, 133, 95) in RGB, hsl(53, 18%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A855F?

The complementary color of #8A855F is #5F648A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A855F?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A855F: 5.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A855F a warm or cool color?

#8A855F is a warm color.