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#482b09 color: Stirland Mud

#482b09 is rgb(72, 43, 9) in RGB and oklch(31.875% 0.06295 65.506) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

31.9%
0.063
66°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #482b09

#482b09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.063 chroma and a hue of 66°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.92:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, 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: #482b09 mixed with white

  1. 482b09
  2. 593e22
  3. 6a5138
  4. 7c654f
  5. 8e7966
  6. a08f7e
  7. b2a497
  8. c5bab0
  9. d8d1ca
  10. ebe8e4

Darker: #482b09 mixed with black

  1. 482b09
  2. 3d2407
  3. 331d05
  4. 291603
  5. 1f1002
  6. 160a01
  7. 0d0501
  8. 060200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #482b09 with less saturation

  1. 482b09
  2. 462c0f
  3. 442d15
  4. 422e19
  5. 402f1d
  6. 3e2f21
  7. 3c3025
  8. 393129
  9. 37312c
  10. 35322f

Questions about #482b09

What color is #482b09?

#482b09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(72, 43, 9), in HSL hsl(32.38, 77.78%, 15.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.875% 0.06295 65.506).

What colors go well with #482b09?

The complementary color of #482b09 is #133550. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d261b and #3c3203. The triadic partners are #003c37 and #3a294c.

Is white or black text more readable on #482b09?

White text reads better on #482b09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #482b09 a warm or cool color?

#482b09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.063.