#8A6350
Mocha Mousse · medium warm orange
About #8A6350
#8A6350 is a muted, medium shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 39% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mocha Mousse (ΔE 8.9); Mocha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #50778A — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A6350 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.27:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.27:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A6350?
#8A6350 is a muted, medium shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 39% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6350?
Use white text. White on #8A6350 has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6350?
Its complementary colour is #50778A, and analogous partners are #8A505A and #8A8050.