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#90500e color: Plain Old Brown

#90500e is rgb(144, 80, 14) in RGB and oklch(49.733% 0.11184 58.985) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

49.7%
0.112
59°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #90500e

#90500e is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.29:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plain Old Brown (#905100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #90500e mixed with white

  1. 90500e
  2. 9c612e
  3. a77247
  4. b3835e
  5. be9474
  6. c9a68b
  7. d4b7a1
  8. dfc9b8
  9. eadbd0
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #90500e mixed with black

  1. 90500e
  2. 7d440b
  3. 6a3907
  4. 572e05
  5. 452403
  6. 341a02
  7. 241001
  8. 150700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #90500e with less saturation

  1. 90500e
  2. 8c521e
  3. 885529
  4. 835732
  5. 7f593b
  6. 7b5b42
  7. 765d49
  8. 715e50
  9. 6d6056
  10. 68615c

Questions about #90500e

What color is #90500e?

#90500e is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(144, 80, 14), in HSL hsl(30.46, 82.28%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.733% 0.11184 58.985).

What colors go well with #90500e?

The complementary color of #90500e is #016a9b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #98463c and #7c5e00. The triadic partners are #007664 and #6c5299.

Is white or black text more readable on #90500e?

White text reads better on #90500e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #90500e a warm or cool color?

#90500e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.112.