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#883d2a color: Boxcar

#883d2a is rgb(136, 61, 42) in RGB and oklch(45.536% 0.10761 35.348) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

45.5%
0.108
35°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #883d2a

#883d2a is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 45.5% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.64:1 contrast and black text 2.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Boxcar (#873d30). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #883d2a mixed with white

  1. 883d2a
  2. 95503e
  3. a26352
  4. ae7567
  5. ba887b
  6. c69c90
  7. d2afa6
  8. ddc3bb
  9. e9d6d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #883d2a mixed with black

  1. 883d2a
  2. 753423
  3. 632b1c
  4. 522216
  5. 411a10
  6. 31120a
  7. 220a05
  8. 130402
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #883d2a with less saturation

  1. 883d2a
  2. 84402f
  3. 7f4434
  4. 7b4739
  5. 76493e
  6. 714c42
  7. 6d4e46
  8. 67514b
  9. 62534f
  10. 5d5553

Questions about #883d2a

What color is #883d2a?

#883d2a is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Boxcar. In RGB it is rgb(136, 61, 42), in HSL hsl(12.13, 52.81%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.536% 0.10761 35.348).

What colors go well with #883d2a?

The complementary color of #883d2a is #00647a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86394e and #7e4800. The triadic partners are #0b683b and #475092.

Is white or black text more readable on #883d2a?

White text reads better on #883d2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and black gives 2.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #883d2a a warm or cool color?

#883d2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 45.5% and its chroma 0.108.