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#806e22 color: Tarnished Brass

#806e22 is rgb(128, 110, 34) in RGB and oklch(54.068% 0.09602 95.482) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

54.1%
0.096
95°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #806e22

#806e22 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.03:1 contrast and black text 4.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tarnished Brass (#7f6c24). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #806e22 mixed with white

  1. 806e22
  2. 8c7c3c
  3. 988a52
  4. a49868
  5. b1a67d
  6. bdb592
  7. cac3a8
  8. d7d2bd
  9. e4e1d3
  10. f2f0e9

Darker: #806e22 mixed with black

  1. 806e22
  2. 6e5f1c
  3. 5d5016
  4. 4d4111
  5. 3d330b
  6. 2e2607
  7. 1f1903
  8. 120e01
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #806e22 with less saturation

  1. 806e22
  2. 7e6e2e
  3. 7c6f37
  4. 7b6f40
  5. 796f48
  6. 776f4f
  7. 766f56
  8. 746f5c
  9. 726f63
  10. 706f69

Questions about #806e22

What color is #806e22?

#806e22 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tarnished Brass. In RGB it is rgb(128, 110, 34), in HSL hsl(48.51, 58.02%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.068% 0.09602 95.482).

What colors go well with #806e22?

The complementary color of #806e22 is #5f69a6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95622b and #617937. The triadic partners are #007c92 and #915885.

Is white or black text more readable on #806e22?

White text reads better on #806e22: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #806e22 a warm or cool color?

#806e22 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.096.