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#8a6802 color: Muddy Brown

#8a6802 is rgb(138, 104, 2) in RGB and oklch(53.694% 0.10932 85.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

53.7%
0.109
86°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.06:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #8a6802

#8a6802 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 86°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.17:1 contrast and black text 4.06:1, 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: #8a6802 mixed with white

  1. 8a6802
  2. 95772d
  3. a18547
  4. ac945f
  5. b8a376
  6. c3b28c
  7. cfc1a3
  8. dbd0ba
  9. e7e0d0
  10. f3efe8

Darker: #8a6802 mixed with black

  1. 8a6802
  2. 775901
  3. 654b01
  4. 533e01
  5. 423000
  6. 322400
  7. 221800
  8. 140c00
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a6802 with less saturation

  1. 8a6802
  2. 87691c
  3. 846a2b
  4. 826a36
  5. 7f6b40
  6. 7c6c49
  7. 796c51
  8. 766d58
  9. 736d60
  10. 716d67

Questions about #8a6802

What color is #8a6802?

#8a6802 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(138, 104, 2), in HSL hsl(45, 97.14%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.694% 0.10932 85.829).

What colors go well with #8a6802?

The complementary color of #8a6802 is #4f6bad. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d5b26 and #6b751d. The triadic partners are #007f8d and #8e5690.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6802?

White text reads better on #8a6802: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and black gives 4.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6802 a warm or cool color?

#8a6802 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 86 degrees, its lightness 53.7% and its chroma 0.109.