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#896c12 color: Muddy Brown

#896c12 is rgb(137, 108, 18) in RGB and oklch(54.499% 0.10559 88.822) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

54.5%
0.106
89°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #896c12

#896c12 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, 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: #896c12 mixed with white

  1. 896c12
  2. 947a33
  3. a0884c
  4. ab9763
  5. b7a579
  6. c3b48f
  7. cec3a5
  8. dad2bb
  9. e7e1d2
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896c12 mixed with black

  1. 896c12
  2. 765d0e
  3. 644e0a
  4. 534007
  5. 423204
  6. 312502
  7. 221901
  8. 140d01
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #896c12 with less saturation

  1. 896c12
  2. 876d24
  3. 846d31
  4. 826e3b
  5. 7f6e44
  6. 7d6f4c
  7. 7a6f54
  8. 786f5b
  9. 757062
  10. 727069

Questions about #896c12

What color is #896c12?

#896c12 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 108, 18), in HSL hsl(45.38, 76.77%, 30.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.499% 0.10559 88.822).

What colors go well with #896c12?

The complementary color of #896c12 is #576cae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d5f29 and #6a7828. The triadic partners are #008091 and #91588e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896c12?

White text reads better on #896c12: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896c12 a warm or cool color?

#896c12 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.106.