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#562e06 color: Moelleux au Chocolat

#562e06 is rgb(86, 46, 6) in RGB and oklch(34.606% 0.07675 59.154) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

34.6%
0.077
59°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562e06

#562e06 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.6% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.74:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #562e06 mixed with white

  1. 562e06
  2. 664122
  3. 775439
  4. 876850
  5. 987c67
  6. a9917f
  7. baa698
  8. cbbcb1
  9. dcd2ca
  10. ede8e4

Darker: #562e06 mixed with black

  1. 562e06
  2. 4a2704
  3. 3e1f03
  4. 321802
  5. 271201
  6. 1c0b01
  7. 120600
  8. 080200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562e06 with less saturation

  1. 562e06
  2. 53300f
  3. 513116
  4. 4e321b
  5. 4b3420
  6. 493525
  7. 46362a
  8. 43372e
  9. 403832
  10. 3d3936

Questions about #562e06

What color is #562e06?

#562e06 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat. In RGB it is rgb(86, 46, 6), in HSL hsl(30, 86.96%, 18.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.606% 0.07675 59.154).

What colors go well with #562e06?

The complementary color of #562e06 is #023e5d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b2821 and #493700. The triadic partners are #00463a and #3f2f5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #562e06?

White text reads better on #562e06: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562e06 a warm or cool color?

#562e06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 34.6% and its chroma 0.077.