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#5d4e08 color: Scorzonera Brown

#5d4e08 is rgb(93, 78, 8) in RGB and oklch(42.678% 0.08392 95.558) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

42.7%
0.084
96°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #5d4e08

#5d4e08 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.21:1 contrast and black text 2.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown (#544e03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #5d4e08 mixed with white

  1. 5d4e08
  2. 6c5e28
  3. 7b6f40
  4. 8a8057
  5. 9a916e
  6. aaa385
  7. bbb59d
  8. cbc7b5
  9. dcd9cd
  10. eeece6

Darker: #5d4e08 mixed with black

  1. 5d4e08
  2. 504306
  3. 433804
  4. 372d03
  5. 2a2302
  6. 1f1901
  7. 140f01
  8. 0a0700
  9. 030200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5d4e08 with less saturation

  1. 5d4e08
  2. 5c4e16
  3. 5a4f20
  4. 594f27
  5. 574f2e
  6. 564f34
  7. 544f3a
  8. 534f3f
  9. 524f45
  10. 504f4a

Questions about #5d4e08

What color is #5d4e08?

#5d4e08 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(93, 78, 8), in HSL hsl(49.41, 84.16%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.678% 0.08392 95.558).

What colors go well with #5d4e08?

The complementary color of #5d4e08 is #424a7c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6e4414 and #44571f. The triadic partners are #005a6c and #6b3c61.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d4e08?

White text reads better on #5d4e08: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and black gives 2.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d4e08 a warm or cool color?

#5d4e08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.084.