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#883e2a color: Boxcar

#883e2a is rgb(136, 62, 42) in RGB and oklch(45.696% 0.10658 36.104) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

45.7%
0.107
36°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.77:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #883e2a

#883e2a is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 45.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.58:1 contrast and black text 2.77:1, 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: #883e2a mixed with white

  1. 883e2a
  2. 95513e
  3. a26352
  4. ae7667
  5. ba897b
  6. c69c90
  7. d2afa6
  8. ddc3bb
  9. e9d7d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #883e2a mixed with black

  1. 883e2a
  2. 753523
  3. 632b1c
  4. 522316
  5. 411a10
  6. 31120a
  7. 220a05
  8. 130402
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #883e2a with less saturation

  1. 883e2a
  2. 84412f
  3. 7f4535
  4. 7b4739
  5. 764a3e
  6. 724d42
  7. 6d4f47
  8. 68514b
  9. 62534f
  10. 5d5553

Questions about #883e2a

What color is #883e2a?

#883e2a is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Boxcar. In RGB it is rgb(136, 62, 42), in HSL hsl(12.77, 52.81%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.696% 0.10658 36.104).

What colors go well with #883e2a?

The complementary color of #883e2a is #00647b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #873a4e and #7e4900. The triadic partners are #0b683d and #485092.

Is white or black text more readable on #883e2a?

White text reads better on #883e2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and black gives 2.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #883e2a a warm or cool color?

#883e2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 45.7% and its chroma 0.107.