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#78660f color: Arousing Alligator

#78660f is rgb(120, 102, 15) in RGB and oklch(51.28% 0.10035 96.152) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51.3%
0.100
96°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #78660f

#78660f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.67:1 contrast and black text 3.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Arousing Alligator (#776600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #78660f mixed with white

  1. 78660f
  2. 857530
  3. 918349
  4. 9e9260
  5. aca176
  6. b9b08c
  7. c7c0a3
  8. d4cfb9
  9. e2dfd0
  10. f1efe8

Darker: #78660f mixed with black

  1. 78660f
  2. 67580b
  3. 574a08
  4. 483c05
  5. 392f03
  6. 2a2302
  7. 1d1701
  8. 100c00
  9. 050400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #78660f with less saturation

  1. 78660f
  2. 766620
  3. 74672c
  4. 736735
  5. 71673e
  6. 6f6746
  7. 6d674d
  8. 6c6754
  9. 6a675a
  10. 686761

Questions about #78660f

What color is #78660f?

#78660f is bright brown. The closest named color is Arousing Alligator. In RGB it is rgb(120, 102, 15), in HSL hsl(49.71, 77.78%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.28% 0.10035 96.152).

What colors go well with #78660f?

The complementary color of #78660f is #5861a0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d5a1c and #58712c. The triadic partners are #00748b and #8a4f7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #78660f?

White text reads better on #78660f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and black gives 3.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78660f a warm or cool color?

#78660f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 51.3% and its chroma 0.1.