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#766401 color: Spicy Mustard

#766401 is rgb(118, 100, 1) in RGB and oklch(50.553% 0.1038 96.691) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

50.6%
0.104
97°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-800
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.59:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #766401

#766401 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.84:1 contrast and black text 3.59:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #766401 mixed with white

  1. 766401
  2. 83732b
  3. 908245
  4. 9d915c
  5. aaa073
  6. b8af8a
  7. c6bfa1
  8. d4cfb8
  9. e2dfcf
  10. f0efe7

Darker: #766401 mixed with black

  1. 766401
  2. 665601
  3. 564801
  4. 473b00
  5. 382e00
  6. 292200
  7. 1c1600
  8. 0f0b00
  9. 050300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #766401 with less saturation

  1. 766401
  2. 746419
  3. 726527
  4. 716531
  5. 6f653a
  6. 6d6542
  7. 6b654a
  8. 6a6551
  9. 686558
  10. 66655e

Questions about #766401

What color is #766401?

#766401 is bright brown. The closest named color is Spicy Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(118, 100, 1), in HSL hsl(50.77, 98.32%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.553% 0.1038 96.691).

What colors go well with #766401?

The complementary color of #766401 is #565e9f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c5713 and #556f27. The triadic partners are #00728b and #894c7b.

Is white or black text more readable on #766401?

White text reads better on #766401: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and black gives 3.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #766401 a warm or cool color?

#766401 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.104.