About pecan
Pecan (#8E5B3A) is a warm, mid-tone, moderately saturated color. It belongs to the browns family. It mixes 142 red, 91 green and 58 blue (out of 255). It is mostly used in furniture, kitchens, fall fashion.
A warm reddish brown named after the pecan nut, a Southern favorite in pies. It is a natural wood-like tone for cabinets, flooring and fall clothing.
Also known as: Pecan brown.
The hex code for pecan is #8E5B3A. In RGB it is rgb(142, 91, 58), in HSL hsl(24, 42%, 39%) and in CMYK 0, 36, 59, 44.
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Pecan (#8E5B3A) is a warm, mid-tone, moderately saturated color. It belongs to the browns family. It mixes 142 red, 91 green and 58 blue (out of 255). It is mostly used in furniture, kitchens, fall fashion.
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:root {
--pecan: #8E5B3A;
--pecan-rgb: 142, 91, 58;
}
.bg { background-color: var(--pecan); }
.text { color: var(--pecan); }
The hex code for pecan is #8E5B3A. In RGB it is rgb(142, 91, 58), in HSL hsl(24, 42%, 39%) and in CMYK 0, 36, 59, 44.
Its complement on the color wheel is #3A6D8E, close to peacock blue. Used in small doses, it works as an accent and adds strong contrast.
Yes. The contrast with white is 5.7:1, enough for body text (WCAG AA).
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