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#78620e color: Spicy Mustard

#78620e is rgb(120, 98, 14) in RGB and oklch(50.368% 0.09816 92.529) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

50.4%
0.098
93°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #78620e

#78620e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.91:1 contrast and black text 3.55:1, 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: #78620e mixed with white

  1. 78620e
  2. 85712f
  3. 928048
  4. 9f8f5f
  5. ac9f75
  6. b9ae8c
  7. c7bea2
  8. d5ceb9
  9. e3ded0
  10. f1efe7

Darker: #78620e mixed with black

  1. 78620e
  2. 67540b
  3. 574707
  4. 483a05
  5. 392d03
  6. 2a2102
  7. 1d1601
  8. 100b00
  9. 050300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #78620e with less saturation

  1. 78620e
  2. 76621f
  3. 74632a
  4. 726334
  5. 70643c
  6. 6e6444
  7. 6c644b
  8. 6a6451
  9. 686458
  10. 66645e

Questions about #78620e

What color is #78620e?

#78620e is bright brown. The closest named color is Spicy Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(120, 98, 14), in HSL hsl(47.55, 79.1%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.368% 0.09816 92.529).

What colors go well with #78620e?

The complementary color of #78620e is #51609c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b561f and #5a6d27. The triadic partners are #007285 and #854e7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #78620e?

White text reads better on #78620e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and black gives 3.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78620e a warm or cool color?

#78620e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.098.