#8A8050
Moss · medium warm brown
About #8A8050
#8A8050 is a medium, moderately saturated brown colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 50% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Moss and Camel (ΔE 15.3), with Camel the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #505A8A (steel blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.28:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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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 #8A8050?
#8A8050 is a medium, moderately saturated brown colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 50% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A8050?
Use black text. Black on #8A8050 has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A8050?
Its complementary colour is #505A8A, and analogous partners are #8A6350 and #778A50.