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#89502e color: Charred Clay

#89502e is rgb(137, 80, 46) in RGB and oklch(49.049% 0.09043 50.199) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

49%
0.090
50°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #89502e

#89502e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 50°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.46:1 contrast and black text 3.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Charred Clay (#885132). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #89502e mixed with white

  1. 89502e
  2. 956142
  3. a17156
  4. ad826b
  5. b9937f
  6. c5a593
  7. d1b6a8
  8. dcc8bd
  9. e8dad3
  10. f3ede9

Darker: #89502e mixed with black

  1. 89502e
  2. 764427
  3. 64391f
  4. 532e18
  5. 422412
  6. 311a0b
  7. 221006
  8. 140702
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #89502e with less saturation

  1. 89502e
  2. 855234
  3. 82543a
  4. 7e563f
  5. 7a5845
  6. 76594a
  7. 725b4e
  8. 6e5c53
  9. 695e58
  10. 655f5c

Questions about #89502e

What color is #89502e?

#89502e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Charred Clay. In RGB it is rgb(137, 80, 46), in HSL hsl(22.42, 49.73%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.049% 0.09043 50.199).

What colors go well with #89502e?

The complementary color of #89502e is #16698a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d4a4b and #7b5a19. The triadic partners are #157159 and #605790.

Is white or black text more readable on #89502e?

White text reads better on #89502e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and black gives 3.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #89502e a warm or cool color?

#89502e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 50 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.09.