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#86690a color: Muddy Brown

#86690a is rgb(134, 105, 10) in RGB and oklch(53.476% 0.10624 88.911) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

53.5%
0.106
89°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #86690a

#86690a is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast and black text 4.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #86690a mixed with white

  1. 86690a
  2. 927730
  3. 9d8649
  4. a99560
  5. b5a377
  6. c1b28d
  7. cdc1a4
  8. d9d1ba
  9. e6e0d1
  10. f2efe8

Darker: #86690a mixed with black

  1. 86690a
  2. 745a07
  3. 624c05
  4. 513e03
  5. 403102
  6. 302401
  7. 211801
  8. 130c00
  9. 060400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #86690a with less saturation

  1. 86690a
  2. 846a20
  3. 816a2d
  4. 7f6b37
  5. 7c6b41
  6. 7a6c49
  7. 776c51
  8. 756d58
  9. 726d5f
  10. 706d66

Questions about #86690a

What color is #86690a?

#86690a is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(134, 105, 10), in HSL hsl(45.97, 86.11%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.476% 0.10624 88.911).

What colors go well with #86690a?

The complementary color of #86690a is #5469ab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9a5c25 and #677524. The triadic partners are #007d8e and #8e558b.

Is white or black text more readable on #86690a?

White text reads better on #86690a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and black gives 4.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86690a a warm or cool color?

#86690a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.106.