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#542e02 color: Kyoto House

#542e02 is rgb(84, 46, 2) in RGB and oklch(34.265% 0.07679 62.522) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

34.3%
0.077
63°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #542e02

#542e02 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.3% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.87:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kyoto House (#503000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #542e02 mixed with white

  1. 542e02
  2. 64411f
  3. 755437
  4. 86684e
  5. 967c66
  6. a7917e
  7. b9a697
  8. cabcb0
  9. dbd2ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #542e02 mixed with black

  1. 542e02
  2. 482701
  3. 3c1f01
  4. 311801
  5. 261200
  6. 1b0b00
  7. 110600
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #542e02 with less saturation

  1. 542e02
  2. 522f0b
  3. 4f3113
  4. 4c3219
  5. 4a331f
  6. 473424
  7. 443528
  8. 42362c
  9. 3f3731
  10. 3c3835

Questions about #542e02

What color is #542e02?

#542e02 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Kyoto House. In RGB it is rgb(84, 46, 2), in HSL hsl(32.2, 95.35%, 16.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.265% 0.07679 62.522).

What colors go well with #542e02?

The complementary color of #542e02 is #073c5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a271e and #473700. The triadic partners are #00453c and #412e59.

Is white or black text more readable on #542e02?

White text reads better on #542e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #542e02 a warm or cool color?

#542e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 34.3% and its chroma 0.077.