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#997010 color: Bistre Brown

#997010 is rgb(153, 112, 16) in RGB and oklch(57.174% 0.11326 81.87) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

57.2%
0.113
82°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #997010

#997010 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 82°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bistre Brown (#967117). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #997010 mixed with white

  1. 997010
  2. a37e34
  3. ad8c4d
  4. b79a64
  5. c1a87a
  6. ccb690
  7. d6c5a6
  8. e0d3bc
  9. eae2d2
  10. f5f0e9

Darker: #997010 mixed with black

  1. 997010
  2. 84600c
  3. 705109
  4. 5d4306
  5. 4a3504
  6. 382702
  7. 271a01
  8. 170e00
  9. 080400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #997010 with less saturation

  1. 997010
  2. 967125
  3. 937233
  4. 8f733e
  5. 8c7448
  6. 897551
  7. 857659
  8. 827661
  9. 7f7769
  10. 7b7771

Questions about #997010

What color is #997010?

#997010 is bright brown. The closest named color is Bistre Brown. In RGB it is rgb(153, 112, 16), in HSL hsl(42.04, 81.07%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.174% 0.11326 81.87).

What colors go well with #997010?

The complementary color of #997010 is #5277ba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ab6332 and #7a7e20. The triadic partners are #008b94 and #97609f.

Is white or black text more readable on #997010?

White text reads better on #997010: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #997010 a warm or cool color?

#997010 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 82 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.113.