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#8A8563 closest to Mushroom Forest

#8A8563 is a medium, muted yellow; the closest named color is Mushroom Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 38.8% blue (rgb(138, 133, 99)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 16% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black. #8A8563 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.62:1.

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Variations of #8A8563

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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#8A8563 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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#8A8563 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8563 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 #8D8564
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B8361
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B8462
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D8564
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C8564
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #90807C
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C836F
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #86847D

#8A8563 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.74:1 Poor#8A8563 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.62:1 Good#8A8563 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8563 in CSS

/* Mushroom Forest */
.color { color: #8A8563; }
.background { background-color: #8A8563; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8563; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 133 99);
color: hsl(52 16% 46%);
color: oklch(0.612 0.049 100.7);

#8A8563 FAQ

What color is #8A8563?

#8A8563 is a medium, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8563?

#8A8563 is rgb(138, 133, 99) in RGB, hsl(52, 16%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8563?

The complementary color of #8A8563 is #63688A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8563?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8563: 5.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8563 a warm or cool color?

#8A8563 is a warm color.