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#87612e color: Treacle

#87612e is rgb(135, 97, 46) in RGB and oklch(52.159% 0.08358 72.148) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

52.2%
0.084
72°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.78:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #87612e

#87612e is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 72°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.56:1 contrast and black text 3.78:1, 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: #87612e mixed with white

  1. 87612e
  2. 937043
  3. 9f7f58
  4. aa8e6c
  5. b69e80
  6. c2ae95
  7. cebeaa
  8. dacebe
  9. e7ded4
  10. f3eee9

Darker: #87612e mixed with black

  1. 87612e
  2. 755327
  3. 63461f
  4. 513918
  5. 412d12
  6. 31210b
  7. 211506
  8. 130b02
  9. 060301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #87612e with less saturation

  1. 87612e
  2. 846236
  3. 81633d
  4. 7f6443
  5. 7c6549
  6. 79664f
  7. 766754
  8. 73675a
  9. 70685f
  10. 6c6964

Questions about #87612e

What color is #87612e?

#87612e is soft brown. The closest named color is Treacle. In RGB it is rgb(135, 97, 46), in HSL hsl(34.38, 49.17%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.159% 0.08358 72.148).

What colors go well with #87612e?

The complementary color of #87612e is #446c98. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #925842 and #736b2d. The triadic partners are #187876 and #7a5b8c.

Is white or black text more readable on #87612e?

White text reads better on #87612e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and black gives 3.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #87612e a warm or cool color?

#87612e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 72 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.084.