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#884e01 color: Medium Brown

#884e01 is rgb(136, 78, 1) in RGB and oklch(48.175% 0.10909 63.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

48.2%
0.109
63°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #884e01

#884e01 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.69:1 contrast and black text 3.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Brown (#7f5112). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #884e01 mixed with white

  1. 884e01
  2. 945f28
  3. a07042
  4. ac815a
  5. b89371
  6. c4a488
  7. d0b69f
  8. dcc8b7
  9. e8dace
  10. f3ece7

Darker: #884e01 mixed with black

  1. 884e01
  2. 754301
  3. 633801
  4. 522d00
  5. 412300
  6. 311900
  7. 220f00
  8. 130700
  9. 060200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #884e01 with less saturation

  1. 884e01
  2. 845017
  3. 805223
  4. 7c542d
  5. 785636
  6. 74583d
  7. 705944
  8. 6c5a4b
  9. 675c52
  10. 635d58

Questions about #884e01

What color is #884e01?

#884e01 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Medium Brown. In RGB it is rgb(136, 78, 1), in HSL hsl(34.22, 98.54%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.175% 0.10909 63.395).

What colors go well with #884e01?

The complementary color of #884e01 is #146396. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #914433 and #735b00. The triadic partners are #007164 and #6b4d90.

Is white or black text more readable on #884e01?

White text reads better on #884e01: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and black gives 3.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884e01 a warm or cool color?

#884e01 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.109.