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#4e2a01 color: Stirland Mud

#4e2a01 is rgb(78, 42, 1) in RGB and oklch(32.503% 0.07357 62.422) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

32.5%
0.074
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2a01

#4e2a01 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.68:1 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: #4e2a01 mixed with white

  1. 4e2a01
  2. 5f3d1d
  3. 705135
  4. 81654c
  5. 927964
  6. a48e7c
  7. b6a495
  8. c8baaf
  9. dad1c9
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2a01 mixed with black

  1. 4e2a01
  2. 432301
  3. 381c01
  4. 2d1600
  5. 231000
  6. 190a00
  7. 0f0500
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2a01 with less saturation

  1. 4e2a01
  2. 4c2b09
  3. 492d11
  4. 472e16
  5. 442f1c
  6. 423020
  7. 3f3125
  8. 3d3229
  9. 3a332d
  10. 373330

Questions about #4e2a01

What color is #4e2a01?

#4e2a01 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(78, 42, 1), in HSL hsl(31.95, 97.47%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.503% 0.07357 62.422).

What colors go well with #4e2a01?

The complementary color of #4e2a01 is #053856. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53241b and #413200. The triadic partners are #004037 and #3c2a53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2a01?

White text reads better on #4e2a01: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2a01 a warm or cool color?

#4e2a01 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.074.