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#896d14 color: Muddy Brown

#896d14 is rgb(137, 109, 20) in RGB and oklch(54.726% 0.10522 89.521) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

54.7%
0.105
90°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #896d14

#896d14 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.93:1 contrast and black text 4.26:1, 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: #896d14 mixed with white

  1. 896d14
  2. 947b34
  3. a0894d
  4. ab9763
  5. b7a67a
  6. c3b48f
  7. cec3a5
  8. dad2bb
  9. e6e1d2
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896d14 mixed with black

  1. 896d14
  2. 765e10
  3. 644f0c
  4. 534108
  5. 423305
  6. 312603
  7. 221901
  8. 140d01
  9. 070400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #896d14 with less saturation

  1. 896d14
  2. 876e25
  3. 846e32
  4. 826f3c
  5. 7f6f45
  6. 7d704d
  7. 7a7055
  8. 78705c
  9. 767063
  10. 73716a

Questions about #896d14

What color is #896d14?

#896d14 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 109, 20), in HSL hsl(45.64, 74.52%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.726% 0.10522 89.521).

What colors go well with #896d14?

The complementary color of #896d14 is #586dae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d6029 and #6a792a. The triadic partners are #008192 and #92598e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896d14?

White text reads better on #896d14: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and black gives 4.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896d14 a warm or cool color?

#896d14 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.105.