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#896b15 color: Muddy Brown

#896b15 is rgb(137, 107, 21) in RGB and oklch(54.297% 0.10381 87.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

54.3%
0.104
88°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #896b15

#896b15 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 88°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.03:1 contrast and black text 4.18:1, 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: #896b15 mixed with white

  1. 896b15
  2. 947934
  3. a0884d
  4. ab9663
  5. b7a579
  6. c3b38f
  7. cfc2a5
  8. dad1bb
  9. e7e0d2
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896b15 mixed with black

  1. 896b15
  2. 765c11
  3. 644e0c
  4. 533f08
  5. 423205
  6. 312503
  7. 221802
  8. 140d01
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896b15 with less saturation

  1. 896b15
  2. 866c26
  3. 846c31
  4. 816d3b
  5. 7f6e44
  6. 7c6e4c
  7. 7a6e54
  8. 776f5b
  9. 756f62
  10. 726f69

Questions about #896b15

What color is #896b15?

#896b15 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 107, 21), in HSL hsl(44.48, 73.42%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.297% 0.10381 87.597).

What colors go well with #896b15?

The complementary color of #896b15 is #556cac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c5e2b and #6b7728. The triadic partners are #00808f and #8f598e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896b15?

White text reads better on #896b15: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and black gives 4.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896b15 a warm or cool color?

#896b15 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 88 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.104.