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#856e20 color: Tarnished Brass

#856e20 is rgb(133, 110, 32) in RGB and oklch(54.584% 0.09823 91.916) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

54.6%
0.098
92°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #856e20

#856e20 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.94:1 contrast and black text 4.25:1, 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: #856e20 mixed with white

  1. 856e20
  2. 917c3b
  3. 9c8a52
  4. a89867
  5. b4a67d
  6. c0b592
  7. cdc3a7
  8. d9d2bd
  9. e6e1d3
  10. f2f0e9

Darker: #856e20 mixed with black

  1. 856e20
  2. 735f1a
  3. 615015
  4. 50410f
  5. 40330a
  6. 302606
  7. 211903
  8. 130e01
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #856e20 with less saturation

  1. 856e20
  2. 836e2d
  3. 816f37
  4. 7f6f40
  5. 7d7048
  6. 7b704f
  7. 787056
  8. 76705d
  9. 747064
  10. 72706a

Questions about #856e20

What color is #856e20?

#856e20 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tarnished Brass. In RGB it is rgb(133, 110, 32), in HSL hsl(46.34, 61.21%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.584% 0.09823 91.916).

What colors go well with #856e20?

The complementary color of #856e20 is #5c6caa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #99622d and #677933. The triadic partners are #007f91 and #925a8a.

Is white or black text more readable on #856e20?

White text reads better on #856e20: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and black gives 4.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #856e20 a warm or cool color?

#856e20 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.098.