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#86690f color: Muddy Brown

#86690f is rgb(134, 105, 15) in RGB and oklch(53.495% 0.10457 88.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

53.5%
0.105
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 #86690f

#86690f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.105 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: #86690f mixed with white

  1. 86690f
  2. 927731
  3. 9d864a
  4. a99561
  5. b5a378
  6. c1b28e
  7. cdc1a4
  8. d9d1ba
  9. e6e0d1
  10. f2efe8

Darker: #86690f mixed with black

  1. 86690f
  2. 745a0b
  3. 624c08
  4. 513e05
  5. 403103
  6. 302402
  7. 211801
  8. 130c00
  9. 060400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #86690f with less saturation

  1. 86690f
  2. 846a22
  3. 816a2e
  4. 7f6b39
  5. 7c6b42
  6. 7a6c4a
  7. 776c51
  8. 756d59
  9. 726d60
  10. 706d66

Questions about #86690f

What color is #86690f?

#86690f is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(134, 105, 15), in HSL hsl(45.38, 79.87%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.495% 0.10457 88.519).

What colors go well with #86690f?

The complementary color of #86690f is #546aaa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #995c27 and #677526. The triadic partners are #007d8d and #8e568b.

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

White text reads better on #86690f: 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 #86690f a warm or cool color?

#86690f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.105.