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#845609 color: Spear Shaft

#845609 is rgb(132, 86, 9) in RGB and oklch(49.228% 0.10188 72.189) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

49.2%
0.102
72°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #845609

#845609 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 72°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.33:1 contrast and black text 3.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Spear Shaft (#885500). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #845609 mixed with white

  1. 845609
  2. 90662c
  3. 9c7645
  4. a9875c
  5. b59773
  6. c1a88a
  7. ceb9a1
  8. dacab8
  9. e6dccf
  10. f3ede7

Darker: #845609 mixed with black

  1. 845609
  2. 724a07
  3. 603e05
  4. 4f3203
  5. 3f2702
  6. 2f1c01
  7. 201201
  8. 120800
  9. 060200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #845609 with less saturation

  1. 845609
  2. 81581c
  3. 7d5927
  4. 7a5a31
  5. 775b39
  6. 735d40
  7. 705e48
  8. 6c5f4e
  9. 685f55
  10. 65605b

Questions about #845609

What color is #845609?

#845609 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Spear Shaft. In RGB it is rgb(132, 86, 9), in HSL hsl(37.56, 87.23%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.228% 0.10188 72.189).

What colors go well with #845609?

The complementary color of #845609 is #326399. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #904b2f and #6d6203. The triadic partners are #007270 and #744f8b.

Is white or black text more readable on #845609?

White text reads better on #845609: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and black gives 3.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #845609 a warm or cool color?

#845609 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 72 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.102.