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#856d34 color: Aged Antics

#856d34 is rgb(133, 109, 52) in RGB and oklch(54.571% 0.08134 86.657) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

54.6%
0.081
87°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #856d34

#856d34 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aged Antics (#886b2e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #856d34 mixed with white

  1. 856d34
  2. 917b49
  3. 9c895d
  4. a89771
  5. b4a584
  6. c0b498
  7. cdc3ac
  8. d9d1c1
  9. e6e1d5
  10. f2f0ea

Darker: #856d34 mixed with black

  1. 856d34
  2. 735e2c
  3. 614f24
  4. 50411c
  5. 403315
  6. 30260e
  7. 211907
  8. 130d03
  9. 060401
  10. 010100

Calmer: #856d34 with less saturation

  1. 856d34
  2. 836e3c
  3. 816e43
  4. 7f6e49
  5. 7d6f4f
  6. 7b6f55
  7. 796f5b
  8. 777060
  9. 747066
  10. 72706b

Questions about #856d34

What color is #856d34?

#856d34 is soft brown. The closest named color is Aged Antics. In RGB it is rgb(133, 109, 52), in HSL hsl(42.22, 43.78%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.571% 0.08134 86.657).

What colors go well with #856d34?

The complementary color of #856d34 is #5b6fa0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #94643f and #6d763d. The triadic partners are #267e88 and #895f89.

Is white or black text more readable on #856d34?

White text reads better on #856d34: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #856d34 a warm or cool color?

#856d34 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.081.