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#896b02 color: Muddy Brown

#896b02 is rgb(137, 107, 2) in RGB and oklch(54.225% 0.11021 89.104) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

54.2%
0.110
89°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #896b02

#896b02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.04:1 contrast and black text 4.17:1, 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: #896b02 mixed with white

  1. 896b02
  2. 94792d
  3. a08848
  4. ab965f
  5. b7a576
  6. c3b38d
  7. cec2a3
  8. dad1ba
  9. e7e0d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896b02 mixed with black

  1. 896b02
  2. 765c01
  3. 644e01
  4. 533f01
  5. 423200
  6. 312500
  7. 221800
  8. 140d00
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896b02 with less saturation

  1. 896b02
  2. 866c1d
  3. 846c2c
  4. 816d37
  5. 7f6e41
  6. 7c6e4a
  7. 7a6e52
  8. 776f5a
  9. 746f61
  10. 726f68

Questions about #896b02

What color is #896b02?

#896b02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 107, 2), in HSL hsl(46.67, 97.12%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.225% 0.11021 89.104).

What colors go well with #896b02?

The complementary color of #896b02 is #556baf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e5d22 and #687823. The triadic partners are #008092 and #92568f.

Is white or black text more readable on #896b02?

White text reads better on #896b02: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896b02 a warm or cool color?

#896b02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.11.