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#846f2a color: Tarnished Brass

#846f2a is rgb(132, 111, 42) in RGB and oklch(54.789% 0.09124 92.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

54.8%
0.091
92°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #846f2a

#846f2a is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, 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: #846f2a mixed with white

  1. 846f2a
  2. 907d41
  3. 9b8b57
  4. a7996c
  5. b3a780
  6. c0b595
  7. ccc4aa
  8. d9d2bf
  9. e5e1d4
  10. f2f0e9

Darker: #846f2a mixed with black

  1. 846f2a
  2. 726023
  3. 60511c
  4. 4f4216
  5. 3f3410
  6. 2f270a
  7. 201a05
  8. 120e02
  9. 060401
  10. 010100

Calmer: #846f2a with less saturation

  1. 846f2a
  2. 826f34
  3. 80703d
  4. 7e7044
  5. 7c704c
  6. 7a7152
  7. 787159
  8. 77715f
  9. 757165
  10. 73716b

Questions about #846f2a

What color is #846f2a?

#846f2a is bright brown. The closest named color is Tarnished Brass. In RGB it is rgb(132, 111, 42), in HSL hsl(46, 51.72%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.789% 0.09124 92.081).

What colors go well with #846f2a?

The complementary color of #846f2a is #5e6da6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #976434 and #687939. The triadic partners are #147f90 and #905c89.

Is white or black text more readable on #846f2a?

White text reads better on #846f2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #846f2a a warm or cool color?

#846f2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.091.