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#866a02 color: Muddy Brown

#866a02 is rgb(134, 106, 2) in RGB and oklch(53.668% 0.10907 90.308) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

53.7%
0.109
90°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #866a02

#866a02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.15:1 contrast and black text 4.08:1, 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: #866a02 mixed with white

  1. 866a02
  2. 92782d
  3. 9d8747
  4. a9955f
  5. b5a476
  6. c1b38c
  7. cdc2a3
  8. d9d1ba
  9. e6e0d1
  10. f2f0e8

Darker: #866a02 mixed with black

  1. 866a02
  2. 745b01
  3. 624d01
  4. 513f01
  5. 403100
  6. 302400
  7. 211800
  8. 130d00
  9. 060400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #866a02 with less saturation

  1. 866a02
  2. 846b1c
  3. 816b2b
  4. 7f6c36
  5. 7c6c40
  6. 7a6d49
  7. 776d51
  8. 756d58
  9. 726d60
  10. 706e67

Questions about #866a02

What color is #866a02?

#866a02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(134, 106, 2), in HSL hsl(47.27, 97.06%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.668% 0.10907 90.308).

What colors go well with #866a02?

The complementary color of #866a02 is #5669ad. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9b5d20 and #657724. The triadic partners are #007e91 and #91558b.

Is white or black text more readable on #866a02?

White text reads better on #866a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and black gives 4.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866a02 a warm or cool color?

#866a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 53.7% and its chroma 0.109.