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#896a12 color: Muddy Brown

#896a12 is rgb(137, 106, 18) in RGB and oklch(54.066% 0.10469 87.009) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

54.1%
0.105
87°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #896a12

#896a12 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.08:1 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: #896a12 mixed with white

  1. 896a12
  2. 947833
  3. a0874c
  4. ab9562
  5. b7a479
  6. c3b38f
  7. cfc2a5
  8. dbd1bb
  9. e7e0d1
  10. f3efe8

Darker: #896a12 mixed with black

  1. 896a12
  2. 765b0e
  3. 644d0a
  4. 533f07
  5. 423104
  6. 312402
  7. 221801
  8. 140d01
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896a12 with less saturation

  1. 896a12
  2. 866b24
  3. 846b30
  4. 816c3a
  5. 7f6d43
  6. 7c6d4b
  7. 796e53
  8. 776e5a
  9. 746e61
  10. 716f68

Questions about #896a12

What color is #896a12?

#896a12 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 106, 18), in HSL hsl(44.37, 76.77%, 30.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.066% 0.10469 87.009).

What colors go well with #896a12?

The complementary color of #896a12 is #536cac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c5d2a and #6b7626. The triadic partners are #007f8e and #8f588e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896a12?

White text reads better on #896a12: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and black gives 4.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896a12 a warm or cool color?

#896a12 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.105.