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#4e2b05 color: Stirland Mud

#4e2b05 is rgb(78, 43, 5) in RGB and oklch(32.747% 0.07087 61.83) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

32.7%
0.071
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2b05

#4e2b05 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.7% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.56:1 contrast and black text 1.67:1, 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: #4e2b05 mixed with white

  1. 4e2b05
  2. 5f3e20
  3. 705137
  4. 81654e
  5. 927a65
  6. a48f7e
  7. b6a496
  8. c8bab0
  9. dad1ca
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2b05 mixed with black

  1. 4e2b05
  2. 432404
  3. 381d03
  4. 2d1602
  5. 231001
  6. 190a01
  7. 0f0500
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2b05 with less saturation

  1. 4e2b05
  2. 4c2c0d
  3. 492e13
  4. 472f19
  5. 45301d
  6. 423122
  7. 403226
  8. 3d322a
  9. 3a332d
  10. 373431

Questions about #4e2b05

What color is #4e2b05?

#4e2b05 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(78, 43, 5), in HSL hsl(31.23, 87.95%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.747% 0.07087 61.83).

What colors go well with #4e2b05?

The complementary color of #4e2b05 is #093856. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53251d and #423300. The triadic partners are #004037 and #3c2b53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2b05?

White text reads better on #4e2b05: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2b05 a warm or cool color?

#4e2b05 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 32.7% and its chroma 0.071.