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#883c20 color: Dusky Orange

#883c20 is rgb(136, 60, 32) in RGB and oklch(45.243% 0.11194 39.976) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

45.2%
0.112
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #883c20

#883c20 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.74:1 contrast and black text 2.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dusky Orange (#873e1a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #883c20 mixed with white

  1. 883c20
  2. 954f37
  3. a2624c
  4. ae7561
  5. ba8877
  6. c69b8c
  7. d2afa3
  8. dec2b9
  9. e9d6d0
  10. f4ebe7

Darker: #883c20 mixed with black

  1. 883c20
  2. 75331a
  3. 632a15
  4. 52210f
  5. 41190a
  6. 311106
  7. 220a03
  8. 130401
  9. 060100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #883c20 with less saturation

  1. 883c20
  2. 844027
  3. 7f432e
  4. 7b4633
  5. 764939
  6. 714b3e
  7. 6c4e43
  8. 675048
  9. 61524d
  10. 5c5451

Questions about #883c20

What color is #883c20?

#883c20 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Dusky Orange. In RGB it is rgb(136, 60, 32), in HSL hsl(16.15, 61.9%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.243% 0.11194 39.976).

What colors go well with #883c20?

The complementary color of #883c20 is #00627d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #883748 and #7c4800. The triadic partners are #00683f and #4b4c92.

Is white or black text more readable on #883c20?

White text reads better on #883c20: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and black gives 2.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #883c20 a warm or cool color?

#883c20 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.112.