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#896e08 color: Muddy Brown

#896e08 is rgb(137, 110, 8) in RGB and oklch(54.897% 0.10993 91.277) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
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 #896e08

#896e08 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: #896e08 mixed with white

  1. 896e08
  2. 947c30
  3. a08a4a
  4. ab9861
  5. b7a778
  6. c2b58e
  7. cec4a4
  8. dad2bb
  9. e6e1d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #896e08 mixed with black

  1. 896e08
  2. 765f06
  3. 645004
  4. 534103
  5. 423302
  6. 312601
  7. 221901
  8. 140e00
  9. 070400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #896e08 with less saturation

  1. 896e08
  2. 876f20
  3. 846f2e
  4. 827039
  5. 7f7043
  6. 7d704c
  7. 7b7154
  8. 78715c
  9. 767163
  10. 73716a

Questions about #896e08

What color is #896e08?

#896e08 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(137, 110, 8), in HSL hsl(47.44, 88.97%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.897% 0.10993 91.277).

What colors go well with #896e08?

The complementary color of #896e08 is #5a6cb1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9f6022 and #687b28. The triadic partners are #008196 and #96588e.

Is white or black text more readable on #896e08?

White text reads better on #896e08: 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 #896e08 a warm or cool color?

#896e08 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.11.