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#896c02 color: Muddy Brown

#896c02 is rgb(137, 108, 2) in RGB and oklch(54.442% 0.11066 89.95) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

54.4%
0.111
90°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #896c02

#896c02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.4% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.99:1 contrast and black text 4.21:1, 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: #896c02 mixed with white

  1. 896c02
  2. 947a2e
  3. a08848
  4. ab9760
  5. b7a576
  6. c3b48d
  7. cec3a3
  8. dad2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896c02 mixed with black

  1. 896c02
  2. 765d01
  3. 644e01
  4. 534001
  5. 423200
  6. 312500
  7. 221900
  8. 140d00
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896c02 with less saturation

  1. 896c02
  2. 876d1d
  3. 846d2c
  4. 826e37
  5. 7f6e41
  6. 7c6f4a
  7. 7a6f52
  8. 776f5a
  9. 757062
  10. 727069

Questions about #896c02

What color is #896c02?

#896c02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 2), in HSL hsl(47.11, 97.12%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.442% 0.11066 89.95).

What colors go well with #896c02?

The complementary color of #896c02 is #576bb0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e5e22 and #687924. The triadic partners are #008093 and #93568e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896c02?

White text reads better on #896c02: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and black gives 4.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896c02 a warm or cool color?

#896c02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 54.4% and its chroma 0.111.