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#896a02 color: Muddy Brown

#896a02 is rgb(137, 106, 2) in RGB and oklch(54.008% 0.10978 88.248) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

54%
0.110
88°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #896a02

#896a02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 88°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.09:1 contrast and black text 4.13:1, 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: #896a02 mixed with white

  1. 896a02
  2. 94782d
  3. a08748
  4. ab955f
  5. b7a476
  6. c3b38d
  7. cfc2a3
  8. dad1ba
  9. e7e0d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896a02 mixed with black

  1. 896a02
  2. 765b01
  3. 644d01
  4. 533f01
  5. 423100
  6. 312400
  7. 221800
  8. 140d00
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896a02 with less saturation

  1. 896a02
  2. 866b1d
  3. 846b2b
  4. 816c37
  5. 7f6d40
  6. 7c6d49
  7. 796e51
  8. 776e59
  9. 746e60
  10. 716e68

Questions about #896a02

What color is #896a02?

#896a02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 106, 2), in HSL hsl(46.22, 97.12%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.008% 0.10978 88.248).

What colors go well with #896a02?

The complementary color of #896a02 is #546bae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d5d23 and #697721. The triadic partners are #007f90 and #91568f.

Is white or black text more readable on #896a02?

White text reads better on #896a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and black gives 4.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896a02 a warm or cool color?

#896a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 88 degrees, its lightness 54% and its chroma 0.11.