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#956e02 color: Honey Yellow Green

#956e02 is rgb(149, 110, 2) in RGB and oklch(56.246% 0.11493 83.757) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

56.2%
0.115
84°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #956e02

#956e02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.66:1 contrast and black text 4.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Honey Yellow Green (#937016). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #956e02 mixed with white

  1. 956e02
  2. 9f7c2f
  3. aa8a49
  4. b49861
  5. bfa778
  6. c9b58e
  7. d4c4a4
  8. dfd2bb
  9. e9e1d1
  10. f4f0e8

Darker: #956e02 mixed with black

  1. 956e02
  2. 815f01
  3. 6d5001
  4. 5a4101
  5. 483300
  6. 372600
  7. 261900
  8. 160e00
  9. 080400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #956e02 with less saturation

  1. 956e02
  2. 926f1f
  3. 8f702e
  4. 8c713a
  5. 897244
  6. 85734e
  7. 827356
  8. 7f745e
  9. 7c7466
  10. 78756e

Questions about #956e02

What color is #956e02?

#956e02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Honey Yellow Green. In RGB it is rgb(149, 110, 2), in HSL hsl(44.08, 97.35%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.246% 0.11493 83.757).

What colors go well with #956e02?

The complementary color of #956e02 is #5273b9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a8602b and #757c1c. The triadic partners are #008894 and #965c9b.

Is white or black text more readable on #956e02?

White text reads better on #956e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and black gives 4.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #956e02 a warm or cool color?

#956e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.115.