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#472e09 color: Stirland Mud

#472e09 is rgb(71, 46, 9) in RGB and oklch(32.402% 0.06166 72.178) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

32.4%
0.062
72°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #472e09

#472e09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.4% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 72°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.63:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stirland Mud (#492b00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #472e09 mixed with white

  1. 472e09
  2. 584022
  3. 695439
  4. 7b674f
  5. 8d7b67
  6. 9f907f
  7. b2a597
  8. c4bbb0
  9. d8d1ca
  10. ebe8e4

Darker: #472e09 mixed with black

  1. 472e09
  2. 3d2707
  3. 321f05
  4. 281803
  5. 1f1202
  6. 160b01
  7. 0d0601
  8. 060200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #472e09 with less saturation

  1. 472e09
  2. 452f10
  3. 433015
  4. 42301a
  5. 40311e
  6. 3e3122
  7. 3c3226
  8. 3a322a
  9. 38332d
  10. 363330

Questions about #472e09

What color is #472e09?

#472e09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(71, 46, 9), in HSL hsl(35.81, 77.5%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.402% 0.06166 72.178).

What colors go well with #472e09?

The complementary color of #472e09 is #1b3552. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e2819 and #3a3508. The triadic partners are #003d3c and #3e2a4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #472e09?

White text reads better on #472e09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #472e09 a warm or cool color?

#472e09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 72 degrees, its lightness 32.4% and its chroma 0.062.