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#492e06 color: Stirland Mud

#492e06 is rgb(73, 46, 6) in RGB and oklch(32.661% 0.06509 71.291) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

32.7%
0.065
71°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.68:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #492e06

#492e06 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.7% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 71°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.52:1 contrast and black text 1.68:1, 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: #492e06 mixed with white

  1. 492e06
  2. 5a4120
  3. 6b5437
  4. 7c674e
  5. 8e7c66
  6. a0907e
  7. b3a697
  8. c5bbb0
  9. d8d1ca
  10. ebe8e4

Darker: #492e06 mixed with black

  1. 492e06
  2. 3e2704
  3. 341f03
  4. 2a1802
  5. 201201
  6. 170b01
  7. 0e0600
  8. 060200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #492e06 with less saturation

  1. 492e06
  2. 472f0e
  3. 453014
  4. 433019
  5. 41311e
  6. 3f3222
  7. 3d3226
  8. 3b332a
  9. 39342d
  10. 373431

Questions about #492e06

What color is #492e06?

#492e06 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(73, 46, 6), in HSL hsl(35.82, 84.81%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.661% 0.06509 71.291).

What colors go well with #492e06?

The complementary color of #492e06 is #193655. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #502819 and #3c3504. The triadic partners are #003f3d and #3f2a4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #492e06?

White text reads better on #492e06: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and black gives 1.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #492e06 a warm or cool color?

#492e06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 71 degrees, its lightness 32.7% and its chroma 0.065.