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#866d09 color: Muddy Brown

#866d09 is rgb(134, 109, 9) in RGB and oklch(54.35% 0.10857 92.443) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

54.3%
0.109
92°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #866d09

#866d09 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.99:1 contrast and black text 4.21:1, 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: #866d09 mixed with white

  1. 866d09
  2. 917b30
  3. 9d894a
  4. a99761
  5. b5a677
  6. c1b48e
  7. cdc3a4
  8. d9d2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f2f0e8

Darker: #866d09 mixed with black

  1. 866d09
  2. 745e07
  3. 624f05
  4. 514103
  5. 403302
  6. 302601
  7. 211901
  8. 130d00
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #866d09 with less saturation

  1. 866d09
  2. 846e20
  3. 816e2e
  4. 7f6e39
  5. 7d6f42
  6. 7b6f4b
  7. 786f53
  8. 766f5a
  9. 747062
  10. 727069

Questions about #866d09

What color is #866d09?

#866d09 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 9), in HSL hsl(48, 87.41%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.35% 0.10857 92.443).

What colors go well with #866d09?

The complementary color of #866d09 is #5a6aaf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c6021 and #657929. The triadic partners are #007f95 and #94568b.

Is white or black text more readable on #866d09?

White text reads better on #866d09: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and black gives 4.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866d09 a warm or cool color?

#866d09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.109.