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#8a6a02 color: Muddy Brown

#8a6a02 is rgb(138, 106, 2) in RGB and oklch(54.123% 0.11005 87.568) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

54.1%
0.110
88°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #8a6a02

#8a6a02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 88°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.07:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, 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: #8a6a02 mixed with white

  1. 8a6a02
  2. 95782d
  3. a18748
  4. ac955f
  5. b8a476
  6. c3b38d
  7. cfc2a3
  8. dbd1ba
  9. e7e0d1
  10. f3f0e8

Darker: #8a6a02 mixed with black

  1. 8a6a02
  2. 775b01
  3. 654d01
  4. 533f01
  5. 423100
  6. 322400
  7. 221800
  8. 140d00
  9. 070400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a6a02 with less saturation

  1. 8a6a02
  2. 876b1d
  3. 856c2b
  4. 826c37
  5. 7f6d41
  6. 7d6d49
  7. 7a6e52
  8. 776e59
  9. 746f61
  10. 726f68

Questions about #8a6a02

What color is #8a6a02?

#8a6a02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Muddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(138, 106, 2), in HSL hsl(45.88, 97.14%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.123% 0.11005 87.568).

What colors go well with #8a6a02?

The complementary color of #8a6a02 is #536baf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e5d24 and #6a7720. The triadic partners are #008090 and #915690.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6a02?

White text reads better on #8a6a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6a02 a warm or cool color?

#8a6a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 88 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.11.