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#4e2605 color: Brown Study

#4e2605 is rgb(78, 38, 5) in RGB and oklch(31.734% 0.07373 54.491) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

31.7%
0.074
54°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2605

#4e2605 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 31.7% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast and black text 1.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Study (#4a290d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e2605 mixed with white

  1. 4e2605
  2. 5f391f
  3. 704d36
  4. 81624d
  5. 937765
  6. a48c7d
  7. b6a296
  8. c8b9af
  9. dad0c9
  10. ede7e4

Darker: #4e2605 mixed with black

  1. 4e2605
  2. 432004
  3. 381903
  4. 2d1302
  5. 230d01
  6. 190801
  7. 0f0400
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2605 with less saturation

  1. 4e2605
  2. 4c280c
  3. 492912
  4. 462b17
  5. 442c1c
  6. 412d20
  7. 3e2e24
  8. 3b2f28
  9. 38302b
  10. 35312f

Questions about #4e2605

What color is #4e2605?

#4e2605 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 5), in HSL hsl(27.12, 87.95%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.734% 0.07373 54.491).

What colors go well with #4e2605?

The complementary color of #4e2605 is #003752. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #51211f and #432e00. The triadic partners are #003e30 and #352953.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2605?

White text reads better on #4e2605: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2605 a warm or cool color?

#4e2605 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 31.7% and its chroma 0.074.