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#896d06 color: Muddy Brown

#896d06 is rgb(137, 109, 6) in RGB and oklch(54.673% 0.10999 90.552) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

54.7%
0.110
91°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #896d06

#896d06 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.94:1 contrast and black text 4.25:1, 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: #896d06 mixed with white

  1. 896d06
  2. 947b2f
  3. a08949
  4. ab9861
  5. b7a677
  6. c3b48e
  7. cec3a4
  8. dad2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896d06 mixed with black

  1. 896d06
  2. 765e04
  3. 644f03
  4. 534102
  5. 423301
  6. 312601
  7. 221900
  8. 140d00
  9. 070400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #896d06 with less saturation

  1. 896d06
  2. 876e1f
  3. 846e2d
  4. 826f38
  5. 7f6f42
  6. 7d704b
  7. 7a7053
  8. 78705b
  9. 757062
  10. 737069

Questions about #896d06

What color is #896d06?

#896d06 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 109, 6), in HSL hsl(47.18, 91.61%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.673% 0.10999 90.552).

What colors go well with #896d06?

The complementary color of #896d06 is #586cb1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e5f22 and #687a26. The triadic partners are #008194 and #94578e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896d06?

White text reads better on #896d06: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and black gives 4.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896d06 a warm or cool color?

#896d06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.11.