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#886e12 color: Muddy Brown

#886e12 is rgb(136, 110, 18) in RGB and oklch(54.824% 0.10638 91.293) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

54.8%
0.106
91°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #886e12

#886e12 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #886e12 mixed with white

  1. 886e12
  2. 937c33
  3. 9f8a4c
  4. aa9863
  5. b6a679
  6. c2b58f
  7. cec3a5
  8. dad2bb
  9. e6e1d2
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #886e12 mixed with black

  1. 886e12
  2. 755f0e
  3. 63500a
  4. 524107
  5. 413304
  6. 312602
  7. 221901
  8. 130e01
  9. 060400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #886e12 with less saturation

  1. 886e12
  2. 866f24
  3. 836f31
  4. 81703b
  5. 7f7044
  6. 7c704d
  7. 7a7155
  8. 78715c
  9. 767163
  10. 73716a

Questions about #886e12

What color is #886e12?

#886e12 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(136, 110, 18), in HSL hsl(46.78, 76.62%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.824% 0.10638 91.293).

What colors go well with #886e12?

The complementary color of #886e12 is #5b6caf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d6126 and #687a2c. The triadic partners are #008194 and #94588d.

Is white or black text more readable on #886e12?

White text reads better on #886e12: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886e12 a warm or cool color?

#886e12 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.106.