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#866d04 color: Muddy Brown

#866d04 is rgb(134, 109, 4) in RGB and oklch(54.334% 0.11003 92.717) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

54.3%
0.110
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 #866d04

#866d04 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.11 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: #866d04 mixed with white

  1. 866d04
  2. 917b2e
  3. 9d8948
  4. a99860
  5. b5a677
  6. c1b48d
  7. cdc3a4
  8. d9d2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f2f0e8

Darker: #866d04 mixed with black

  1. 866d04
  2. 745e03
  3. 624f02
  4. 514101
  5. 403301
  6. 302601
  7. 211900
  8. 130d00
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #866d04 with less saturation

  1. 866d04
  2. 846e1e
  3. 816e2c
  4. 7f6e38
  5. 7d6f41
  6. 7b6f4a
  7. 786f52
  8. 766f5a
  9. 747061
  10. 727069

Questions about #866d04

What color is #866d04?

#866d04 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 4), in HSL hsl(48.46, 94.2%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.334% 0.11003 92.717).

What colors go well with #866d04?

The complementary color of #866d04 is #5a6aaf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c5f1e and #647a28. The triadic partners are #007f95 and #95568b.

Is white or black text more readable on #866d04?

White text reads better on #866d04: 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 #866d04 a warm or cool color?

#866d04 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.11.