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#866d02 color: Muddy Brown

#866d02 is rgb(134, 109, 2) in RGB and oklch(54.328% 0.11062 92.826) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

54.3%
0.111
93°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #866d02

#866d02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5:1 contrast and black text 4.2:1, 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: #866d02 mixed with white

  1. 866d02
  2. 917b2e
  3. 9d8948
  4. a99860
  5. b5a676
  6. c1b48d
  7. cdc3a3
  8. d9d2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f2f0e8

Darker: #866d02 mixed with black

  1. 866d02
  2. 745e01
  3. 624f01
  4. 514101
  5. 403300
  6. 302600
  7. 211900
  8. 130d00
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #866d02 with less saturation

  1. 866d02
  2. 846e1d
  3. 816e2c
  4. 7f6e37
  5. 7d6f41
  6. 7b6f4a
  7. 786f52
  8. 766f5a
  9. 747061
  10. 727068

Questions about #866d02

What color is #866d02?

#866d02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 2), in HSL hsl(48.64, 97.06%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.328% 0.11062 92.826).

What colors go well with #866d02?

The complementary color of #866d02 is #5a6ab0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c5f1d and #647a27. The triadic partners are #007f96 and #95558b.

Is white or black text more readable on #866d02?

White text reads better on #866d02: white gives a contrast ratio of 5:1 and black gives 4.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866d02 a warm or cool color?

#866d02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.111.