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#856d2a color: Aged Antics

#856d2a is rgb(133, 109, 42) in RGB and oklch(54.454% 0.09019 89.185) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

54.5%
0.090
89°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #856d2a

#856d2a is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aged Antics (#886b2e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #856d2a mixed with white

  1. 856d2a
  2. 917b41
  3. 9c8957
  4. a8976b
  5. b4a680
  6. c0b495
  7. cdc3aa
  8. d9d2bf
  9. e6e1d4
  10. f2f0e9

Darker: #856d2a mixed with black

  1. 856d2a
  2. 735e23
  3. 614f1c
  4. 504116
  5. 403310
  6. 30260a
  7. 211905
  8. 130d02
  9. 060401
  10. 010100

Calmer: #856d2a with less saturation

  1. 856d2a
  2. 836e34
  3. 816e3c
  4. 7f6e44
  5. 7d6f4b
  6. 7a6f52
  7. 786f58
  8. 76705e
  9. 747064
  10. 72706a

Questions about #856d2a

What color is #856d2a?

#856d2a is bright brown. The closest named color is Aged Antics. In RGB it is rgb(133, 109, 42), in HSL hsl(44.18, 52%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.454% 0.09019 89.185).

What colors go well with #856d2a?

The complementary color of #856d2a is #5b6da5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #976236 and #6a7737. The triadic partners are #127e8c and #8d5c8a.

Is white or black text more readable on #856d2a?

White text reads better on #856d2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #856d2a a warm or cool color?

#856d2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.09.