#8A4000 Color

#8A4000 is rgb(138, 64, 0) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 100%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iced Tea (#923C01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A4000

HEX#8A4000

RGBrgb(138, 64, 0)

HSLhsl(28, 100%, 27%)

HSVhsv(28, 100%, 54%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 100%, 46%)

OKLCHoklch(46% 0.119 51.4)

LABlab(36.61% 29.98 47.17)

LCHlch(36.61% 55.89 57.56)

What #8A4000 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8A4000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iced Tea#923C01ΔE 5.41 Saddle Brown#8B4513ΔE 6.06 Chocolate (Traditional)#7B3F00ΔE 7.23 Windsor Tan#A75502ΔE 11.76 Smokey Topaz#832A0DΔE 13.14 Sienna#A0522DΔE 13.29

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#8A4000 Channel Values

How #8A4000 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 138 · G 64 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 28° · S 100% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 28° · S 100% · V 54%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 54% · Y 100% · K 46%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.46:1 vs white · 2.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A4000 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A4000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A4000; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #8A4000

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #8A4000 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8A4000

Protanopia#535300

Protanomaly#6D4C00

Deuteranopia#616100

Deuteranomaly#735500

Tritanopia#8C3C3C

Tritanomaly#8B3D2E

Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #8A4000 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8a4000: #8A4000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A4000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a4000': '#8A4000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.251, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_8a4000">#8A4000</color>

SVG fillfill="#8A4000"

More Brown Colors

#8A4000 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8a5300 894b00 8a5700 856d4d 8b4513 84563c 8b4727 845210 8b5f4d 836953 8b6f47 832a0d 945b00 9e6329 b76e24 c73500 d67600 1f1400 382400 48240a 543e21 635147 6f6250 7b3306

#8A4000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A4000?

#8A4000 is a dark brown — rgb(138, 64, 0) in RGB and hsl(28, 100%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iced Tea (#923C01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #8A4000?

#8A4000 is rgb(138, 64, 0) — red 138, green 64, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A4000?

#8A4000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 100%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A4000 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A4000 scores 7.46:1 against white and 2.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A4000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A4000 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 6.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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