Earthen Border with the Embedding

#8c6921 RGB(140,105,33)

About this color

Earthen Border with the Embedding is a vivid, dark orange tone, fixed at #8c6921 in the RGB color space.

#8c6921RGB(140, 105, 33)

HSL 40° · 62% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color formats

Name
Earthen Border with the Embedding
HEX
#8c6921
RGB
rgb(140,105,33)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,41.2%,12.9%)
HSL
hsl(40,62%,34%)
HSV
hsv(40,76%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,25,76,45)
LAB
lab(47,7,44)
LCH
lch(47,45,81)
sRGB
(0.549,0.412,0.129)
HEX8
#8c6921ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140105033

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
62%
Hue
40°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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