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#4e2c08 color: Stirland Mud

#4e2c08 is rgb(78, 44, 8) in RGB and oklch(32.983% 0.06883 61.856) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

33%
0.069
62°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2c08

#4e2c08 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.44:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, 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: #4e2c08 mixed with white

  1. 4e2c08
  2. 5f3f22
  3. 705239
  4. 81664f
  5. 927a67
  6. a48f7f
  7. b6a597
  8. c8bbb0
  9. dad1ca
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2c08 mixed with black

  1. 4e2c08
  2. 432506
  3. 381e04
  4. 2d1703
  5. 231102
  6. 190a01
  7. 0f0501
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2c08 with less saturation

  1. 4e2c08
  2. 4c2d0f
  3. 492e15
  4. 472f1a
  5. 45301f
  6. 423123
  7. 403227
  8. 3d332b
  9. 3b342e
  10. 383532

Questions about #4e2c08

What color is #4e2c08?

#4e2c08 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(78, 44, 8), in HSL hsl(30.86, 81.4%, 16.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.983% 0.06883 61.856).

What colors go well with #4e2c08?

The complementary color of #4e2c08 is #0c3955. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53261e and #423400. The triadic partners are #004038 and #3c2c53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2c08?

White text reads better on #4e2c08: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2c08 a warm or cool color?

#4e2c08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 33% and its chroma 0.069.