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#854d38 color: Paarl

#854d38 is rgb(133, 77, 56) in RGB and oklch(48.101% 0.08266 41.143) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

48.1%
0.083
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #854d38

#854d38 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.74:1 contrast and black text 3.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Paarl (#864b36). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #854d38 mixed with white

  1. 854d38
  2. 925e4b
  3. 9e6f5d
  4. aa8070
  5. b79184
  6. c3a397
  7. cfb5ab
  8. dbc7c0
  9. e7d9d4
  10. f3ecea

Darker: #854d38 mixed with black

  1. 854d38
  2. 73422f
  3. 613727
  4. 502c1f
  5. 402217
  6. 30180f
  7. 210f08
  8. 130704
  9. 060201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #854d38 with less saturation

  1. 854d38
  2. 824f3c
  3. 7e5140
  4. 7a5344
  5. 775548
  6. 73564c
  7. 6f5850
  8. 6b5a53
  9. 675b57
  10. 625c5a

Questions about #854d38

What color is #854d38?

#854d38 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Paarl. In RGB it is rgb(133, 77, 56), in HSL hsl(16.36, 40.74%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.101% 0.08266 41.143).

What colors go well with #854d38?

The complementary color of #854d38 is #13687f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #864952 and #7b5523. The triadic partners are #2b6c4f and #56588c.

Is white or black text more readable on #854d38?

White text reads better on #854d38: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and black gives 3.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #854d38 a warm or cool color?

#854d38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.083.