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#502b06 color: Brown Study

#502b06 is rgb(80, 43, 6) in RGB and oklch(33.065% 0.07231 59.612) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

33.1%
0.072
60°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #502b06

#502b06 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 33.1% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.43:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, 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: #502b06 mixed with white

  1. 502b06
  2. 613e21
  3. 725138
  4. 83654f
  5. 947a66
  6. a58f7e
  7. b7a597
  8. c8bbb0
  9. dad1ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #502b06 mixed with black

  1. 502b06
  2. 442404
  3. 391d03
  4. 2e1602
  5. 241001
  6. 1a0a01
  7. 100500
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #502b06 with less saturation

  1. 502b06
  2. 4e2c0e
  3. 4b2e14
  4. 492f19
  5. 46301e
  6. 443122
  7. 413227
  8. 3e332a
  9. 3b342e
  10. 383532

Questions about #502b06

What color is #502b06?

#502b06 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(80, 43, 6), in HSL hsl(30, 86.05%, 16.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.065% 0.07231 59.612).

What colors go well with #502b06?

The complementary color of #502b06 is #043a57. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #55251f and #443300. The triadic partners are #004137 and #3b2c55.

Is white or black text more readable on #502b06?

White text reads better on #502b06: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #502b06 a warm or cool color?

#502b06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 33.1% and its chroma 0.072.