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#855035 color: Curry Brown

#855035 is rgb(133, 80, 53) in RGB and oklch(48.612% 0.08189 47.164) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20°
100%

48.6%
0.082
47°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #855035

#855035 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 47°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.57:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Curry Brown (#845038). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #855035 mixed with white

  1. 855035
  2. 916048
  3. 9e715b
  4. aa826f
  5. b69382
  6. c3a596
  7. cfb6aa
  8. dbc8bf
  9. e7dad4
  10. f3ece9

Darker: #855035 mixed with black

  1. 855035
  2. 73442d
  3. 613925
  4. 502e1d
  5. 402415
  6. 301a0e
  7. 211008
  8. 130703
  9. 060201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #855035 with less saturation

  1. 855035
  2. 82523a
  3. 7e543f
  4. 7b5543
  5. 775747
  6. 73594c
  7. 705a50
  8. 6c5b54
  9. 685d58
  10. 635e5b

Questions about #855035

What color is #855035?

#855035 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Curry Brown. In RGB it is rgb(133, 80, 53), in HSL hsl(20.25, 43.01%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.612% 0.08189 47.164).

What colors go well with #855035?

The complementary color of #855035 is #1f6883. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #884b4e and #795923. The triadic partners are #266e56 and #5c588b.

Is white or black text more readable on #855035?

White text reads better on #855035: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #855035 a warm or cool color?

#855035 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 47 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.082.