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#956a02 color: Gamboge Brown

#956a02 is rgb(149, 106, 2) in RGB and oklch(55.417% 0.11407 80.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

55.4%
0.114
80°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #956a02

#956a02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 80°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gamboge Brown (#996600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #956a02 mixed with white

  1. 956a02
  2. a0782e
  3. aa8749
  4. b59660
  5. bfa477
  6. cab38e
  7. d4c2a4
  8. dfd1ba
  9. eae0d1
  10. f4f0e8

Darker: #956a02 mixed with black

  1. 956a02
  2. 815b01
  3. 6d4d01
  4. 5a3f01
  5. 483100
  6. 372400
  7. 261800
  8. 160d00
  9. 080400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #956a02 with less saturation

  1. 956a02
  2. 926b1e
  3. 8e6c2d
  4. 8b6e39
  5. 886f43
  6. 846f4c
  7. 817054
  8. 7d715c
  9. 7a7264
  10. 76726b

Questions about #956a02

What color is #956a02?

#956a02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Gamboge Brown. In RGB it is rgb(149, 106, 2), in HSL hsl(42.45, 97.35%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.417% 0.11407 80.387).

What colors go well with #956a02?

The complementary color of #956a02 is #4a72b5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a75d2e and #777815. The triadic partners are #00868d and #905b9c.

Is white or black text more readable on #956a02?

White text reads better on #956a02: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #956a02 a warm or cool color?

#956a02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 80 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.114.