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#896e06 color: Muddy Brown

#896e06 is rgb(137, 110, 6) in RGB and oklch(54.891% 0.1105 91.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

54.9%
0.110
91°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #896e06

#896e06 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.89:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, 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: #896e06 mixed with white

  1. 896e06
  2. 947c2f
  3. a08a49
  4. ab9861
  5. b7a777
  6. c2b58e
  7. cec4a4
  8. dad2ba
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896e06 mixed with black

  1. 896e06
  2. 765f04
  3. 645003
  4. 534102
  5. 423301
  6. 312601
  7. 221900
  8. 140e00
  9. 070400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #896e06 with less saturation

  1. 896e06
  2. 876f1f
  3. 846f2e
  4. 827039
  5. 7f7043
  6. 7d704b
  7. 7b7154
  8. 78715b
  9. 767163
  10. 73716a

Questions about #896e06

What color is #896e06?

#896e06 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 110, 6), in HSL hsl(47.63, 91.61%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.891% 0.1105 91.39).

What colors go well with #896e06?

The complementary color of #896e06 is #5a6cb2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9f6022 and #677b28. The triadic partners are #008196 and #96578e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896e06?

White text reads better on #896e06: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896e06 a warm or cool color?

#896e06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.11.