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#896b09 color: Muddy Brown

#896b09 is rgb(137, 107, 9) in RGB and oklch(54.247% 0.1082 88.648) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

54.2%
0.108
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 #896b09

#896b09 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.108 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: #896b09 mixed with white

  1. 896b09
  2. 947930
  3. a08849
  4. ab9661
  5. b7a577
  6. c3b38e
  7. cfc2a4
  8. dad1ba
  9. e7e0d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896b09 mixed with black

  1. 896b09
  2. 765c07
  3. 644e05
  4. 533f03
  5. 423202
  6. 312501
  7. 221801
  8. 140d00
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896b09 with less saturation

  1. 896b09
  2. 866c20
  3. 846c2d
  4. 816d38
  5. 7f6e42
  6. 7c6e4a
  7. 7a6e52
  8. 776f5a
  9. 746f61
  10. 726f68

Questions about #896b09

What color is #896b09?

#896b09 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 107, 9), in HSL hsl(45.94, 87.67%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.247% 0.1082 88.648).

What colors go well with #896b09?

The complementary color of #896b09 is #556bae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d5e25 and #697824. The triadic partners are #008091 and #91578e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896b09?

White text reads better on #896b09: 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 #896b09 a warm or cool color?

#896b09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.108.