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#875d2e color: Treacle

#875d2e is rgb(135, 93, 46) in RGB and oklch(51.335% 0.08358 67.063) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

51.3%
0.084
67°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #875d2e

#875d2e is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 51.3% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.78:1 contrast and black text 3.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Treacle (#885d2d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #875d2e mixed with white

  1. 875d2e
  2. 936c43
  3. 9f7c58
  4. ab8b6c
  5. b79b80
  6. c3ab94
  7. cfbca9
  8. dbccbe
  9. e7ddd3
  10. f3eee9

Darker: #875d2e mixed with black

  1. 875d2e
  2. 755027
  3. 63431f
  4. 513718
  5. 412a12
  6. 311f0b
  7. 211406
  8. 130a02
  9. 060301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #875d2e with less saturation

  1. 875d2e
  2. 845e35
  3. 815f3c
  4. 7e6142
  5. 7b6248
  6. 78634d
  7. 746453
  8. 716558
  9. 6e655d
  10. 6a6662

Questions about #875d2e

What color is #875d2e?

#875d2e is soft brown. The closest named color is Treacle. In RGB it is rgb(135, 93, 46), in HSL hsl(31.69, 49.17%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.335% 0.08358 67.063).

What colors go well with #875d2e?

The complementary color of #875d2e is #3d6b94. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #905544 and #756729. The triadic partners are #17766f and #745a8d.

Is white or black text more readable on #875d2e?

White text reads better on #875d2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and black gives 3.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875d2e a warm or cool color?

#875d2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 51.3% and its chroma 0.084.