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#786a08 color: Arousing Alligator

#786a08 is rgb(120, 106, 8) in RGB and oklch(52.171% 0.10585 99.908) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

52.2%
0.106
100°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #786a08

#786a08 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.44:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Arousing Alligator (#776600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #786a08 mixed with white

  1. 786a08
  2. 84782e
  3. 918748
  4. 9e955f
  5. aba476
  6. b9b38c
  7. c6c2a3
  8. d4d1b9
  9. e2e0d0
  10. f1efe8

Darker: #786a08 mixed with black

  1. 786a08
  2. 675b06
  3. 574d04
  4. 483f03
  5. 393102
  6. 2a2401
  7. 1d1801
  8. 100d00
  9. 050400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #786a08 with less saturation

  1. 786a08
  2. 766a1e
  3. 756a2b
  4. 736a35
  5. 726a3e
  6. 706a46
  7. 6f6a4e
  8. 6d6a55
  9. 6c6a5c
  10. 6b6a63

Questions about #786a08

What color is #786a08?

#786a08 is bright brown. The closest named color is Arousing Alligator. In RGB it is rgb(120, 106, 8), in HSL hsl(52.5, 87.5%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.171% 0.10585 99.908).

What colors go well with #786a08?

The complementary color of #786a08 is #5e61a5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #905d13 and #55752e. The triadic partners are #007793 and #914f7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #786a08?

White text reads better on #786a08: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #786a08 a warm or cool color?

#786a08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.106.