#976940 color: Gingerbread Brick
#976940 is rgb(151, 105, 64) in RGB and oklch(55.965% 0.08176 61.634) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
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- Brown
- Medium
- Soft
- Warm
- ≈ Sienna
- yellow-700
- Black 41%
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About #976940
#976940 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 62°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.76:1 contrast and black text 4.41:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Gingerbread Brick (#956a43). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.
Lighter: #976940 mixed with white
Darker: #976940 mixed with black
Calmer: #976940 with less saturation
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Questions about #976940
What color is #976940?
#976940 is soft brown. The closest named color is Gingerbread Brick. In RGB it is rgb(151, 105, 64), in HSL hsl(28.28, 40.47%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.965% 0.08176 61.634).
What colors go well with #976940?
The complementary color of #976940 is #467aa0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9f6256 and #867338. The triadic partners are #318478 and #7d699d.
Is white or black text more readable on #976940?
White text reads better on #976940: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and black gives 4.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #976940 a warm or cool color?
#976940 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.082.