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#896c06 color: Muddy Brown

#896c06 is rgb(137, 108, 6) in RGB and oklch(54.455% 0.10951 89.703) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

54.5%
0.110
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 #896c06

#896c06 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.11 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: #896c06 mixed with white

  1. 896c06
  2. 947a2f
  3. a08849
  4. ab9760
  5. b7a577
  6. c3b48d
  7. cec3a4
  8. dad2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896c06 mixed with black

  1. 896c06
  2. 765d04
  3. 644e03
  4. 534002
  5. 423201
  6. 312501
  7. 221900
  8. 140d00
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896c06 with less saturation

  1. 896c06
  2. 876d1f
  3. 846d2d
  4. 826e38
  5. 7f6e42
  6. 7c6f4b
  7. 7a6f53
  8. 776f5a
  9. 757062
  10. 727069

Questions about #896c06

What color is #896c06?

#896c06 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 6), in HSL hsl(46.72, 91.61%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.455% 0.10951 89.703).

What colors go well with #896c06?

The complementary color of #896c06 is #576cb0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e5f23 and #687925. The triadic partners are #008093 and #93578e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896c06?

White text reads better on #896c06: 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 #896c06 a warm or cool color?

#896c06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.11.