Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.47:1 — vs black: 3.84:1

Color values

  • HEX #8B5F4D
  • RGB rgb(139, 95, 77)
  • HSL hsl(17, 44%, 54%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 31.65, 44.6, 45.49 )
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Tags

Mood

Romantic (190) Earthy (185)

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Logo (175) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5F4D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Spicy Mix
#8B5F4D Base
#4D798B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Spicy Mix
#8B5F4D Base
#8B4D5A
#8B7E4D
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Spicy Mix
#8B5F4D Base
#4D8B5F
#5F4D8B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Spicy Mix
#8B5F4D Base
#4D8B7E
#4D5A8B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Spicy Mix
#8B5F4D Base
#5A8B4D
#4D798B
#7E4D8B
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Spicy Mix
#8B5F4D Base
#291C16
#5A3D32
#714D3E
#A5715C
#B18573
#CDB0A4
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Spicy Mix, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #100B09
— #291C17
— #412D24
— #5A3D32
— #724E3F
Spicy Mix #8B5F4D Base
— #A97864
— #BC9687
— #D0B5A9
— #E3D3CC
— #F6F1EF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8B5F4D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8B5F4D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8B5F4D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8B5F4D;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8B5F4D,
        #57A1BF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8B5F4D,
        #57A1BF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$spicy-mix: #8B5F4D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$spicy-mix-r: 139;
$spicy-mix-g: 95;
$spicy-mix-b: 77;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $spicy-mix;
    color: rgba($spicy-mix-r, $spicy-mix-g, $spicy-mix-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Spicy Mix appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8B5F4D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6E6E4B Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #65654D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8C5D5D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #696969 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Spicy Mix ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Spicy Mix #8B5F4D Base
Dark Brown-tangelo #88654E ΔE 4.39
Coconut #965A3E ΔE 4.82
Dark Chestnut #986960 ΔE 6.08
Pastel Brown #836953 ΔE 7.61

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.