#8A5700 Color

#8A5700 is rgb(138, 87, 0) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A5700

HEX#8A5700

RGBrgb(138, 87, 0)

HSLhsl(38, 100%, 27%)

HSVhsv(38, 100%, 54%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 46%)

OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.108 70.5)

LABlab(41.98% 17.51 50.10)

LCHlch(41.98% 53.07 70.74)

What #8A5700 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 #8A5700, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Golden Brown#996515ΔE 5.65 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 11.86 Chocolate (Traditional)#7B3F00ΔE 11.91 Saddle Brown#8B4513ΔE 14.17 Windsor Tan#A75502ΔE 15.02 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 15.05

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#8A5700 Channel Values

How #8A5700 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 87 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 38° · S 100% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 38° · S 100% · V 54%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 37% · Y 100% · K 46%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.1:1 vs white · 3.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A5700 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 text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A5700

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A5700; 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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Tints & Shades of #8A5700

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.

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How #8A5700 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#8A5700

Protanopia#626200

Protanomaly#745E00

Deuteranopia#6B6B00

Deuteranomaly#796400

Tritanopia#8D5151

Tritanomaly#8C543F

Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #8A5700 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a5700: #8A5700;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A5700;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a5700': '#8A5700' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.341, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_8a5700">#8A5700</color>

SVG fillfill="#8A5700"

More Brown Colors

#8A5700 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b4513 8a5300 8b4727 8a4000 8b5f4d 894b00 8b6f47 856d4d 8c3417 84563c 8e600b 845210 965a3e a0522d b85b19 c77e00 db3a00 24120a 3b3024 483c32 563c0d 652610 704214 7e2a0c

#8A5700 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A5700?

#8A5700 is a dark brown — rgb(138, 87, 0) in RGB and hsl(38, 100%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #8A5700?

#8A5700 is rgb(138, 87, 0) — red 138, green 87, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A5700?

#8A5700 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A5700 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A5700 scores 6.1:1 against white and 3.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A5700 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A5700 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 14.17, which is visibly different.

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