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#79660f color: Arousing Alligator

#79660f is rgb(121, 102, 15) in RGB and oklch(51.387% 0.10044 95.392) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

51.4%
0.100
95°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.72:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #79660f

#79660f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.4% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.64:1 contrast and black text 3.72:1, 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: #79660f mixed with white

  1. 79660f
  2. 867530
  3. 928349
  4. 9f9260
  5. aca176
  6. bab08c
  7. c7c0a3
  8. d5cfba
  9. e3dfd0
  10. f1efe8

Darker: #79660f mixed with black

  1. 79660f
  2. 68580b
  3. 584a08
  4. 483c05
  5. 392f03
  6. 2b2302
  7. 1d1701
  8. 100c00
  9. 050400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #79660f with less saturation

  1. 79660f
  2. 776620
  3. 75672c
  4. 746736
  5. 72673e
  6. 706746
  7. 6e674d
  8. 6c6754
  9. 6b675a
  10. 696761

Questions about #79660f

What color is #79660f?

#79660f is bright brown. The closest named color is Arousing Alligator. In RGB it is rgb(121, 102, 15), in HSL hsl(49.25, 77.94%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.387% 0.10044 95.392).

What colors go well with #79660f?

The complementary color of #79660f is #5761a0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e5a1d and #59712b. The triadic partners are #00758b and #8a4f7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #79660f?

White text reads better on #79660f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and black gives 3.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79660f a warm or cool color?

#79660f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 51.4% and its chroma 0.1.