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#736216 color: Spicy Mustard

#736216 is rgb(115, 98, 22) in RGB and oklch(49.864% 0.09347 95.752) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

49.9%
0.093
96°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #736216

#736216 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.02:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Spicy Mustard (#74640d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #736216 mixed with white

  1. 736216
  2. 807133
  3. 8d804a
  4. 9b8f61
  5. a89e77
  6. b6ae8d
  7. c4bea3
  8. d3ceba
  9. e1ded0
  10. f0eee8

Darker: #736216 mixed with black

  1. 736216
  2. 635412
  3. 54470d
  4. 453a09
  5. 362d06
  6. 282103
  7. 1b1602
  8. 0f0b01
  9. 050300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #736216 with less saturation

  1. 736216
  2. 716223
  3. 70632d
  4. 6e6335
  5. 6c633d
  6. 6b6344
  7. 69634b
  8. 676351
  9. 666357
  10. 64635d

Questions about #736216

What color is #736216?

#736216 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Spicy Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(115, 98, 22), in HSL hsl(49.03, 67.88%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.864% 0.09347 95.752).

What colors go well with #736216?

The complementary color of #736216 is #545d98. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #875720 and #566c2c. The triadic partners are #006f84 and #844d77.

Is white or black text more readable on #736216?

White text reads better on #736216: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #736216 a warm or cool color?

#736216 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.093.