Skip to the color picker

#945e38 color: Carmel

#945e38 is rgb(148, 94, 56) in RGB and oklch(53.315% 0.0883 54.72) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

25°
100%

53.3%
0.088
55°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #945e38

#945e38 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.36:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carmel (#915f3d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #945e38 mixed with white

  1. 945e38
  2. 9f6d4c
  3. aa7d5f
  4. b58d72
  5. c09c85
  6. caac99
  7. d5bcad
  8. dfcdc1
  9. eaddd5
  10. f5eeea

Darker: #945e38 mixed with black

  1. 945e38
  2. 80512f
  3. 6d4427
  4. 5a371f
  5. 482b17
  6. 361f0f
  7. 261408
  8. 160a04
  9. 080301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #945e38 with less saturation

  1. 945e38
  2. 90603e
  3. 8d6244
  4. 89634a
  5. 85654f
  6. 816654
  7. 7d6859
  8. 79695e
  9. 756a63
  10. 716b68

Questions about #945e38

What color is #945e38?

#945e38 is soft brown. The closest named color is Carmel. In RGB it is rgb(148, 94, 56), in HSL hsl(24.78, 45.1%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.315% 0.0883 54.72).

What colors go well with #945e38?

The complementary color of #945e38 is #307598. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #995753 and #846829. The triadic partners are #247d69 and #70629b.

Is white or black text more readable on #945e38?

White text reads better on #945e38: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #945e38 a warm or cool color?

#945e38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.088.