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#a17209 color: Barbarian Leather

#a17209 is rgb(161, 114, 9) in RGB and oklch(58.506% 0.1191 79.261) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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41°
100%

58.5%
0.119
79°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #a17209

#a17209 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 79°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barbarian Leather (#a17308). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a17209 mixed with white

  1. a17209
  2. aa8032
  3. b48e4d
  4. bd9c64
  5. c7aa7a
  6. d0b890
  7. d9c6a6
  8. e3d4bc
  9. ece2d2
  10. f6f1e9

Darker: #a17209 mixed with black

  1. a17209
  2. 8b6207
  3. 765305
  4. 624403
  5. 4e3602
  6. 3c2801
  7. 2a1b01
  8. 190e00
  9. 090400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a17209 with less saturation

  1. a17209
  2. 9d7323
  3. 9a7533
  4. 96763f
  5. 937749
  6. 8f7853
  7. 8b795c
  8. 877a64
  9. 847a6c
  10. 807b74

Questions about #a17209

What color is #a17209?

#a17209 is bright brown. The closest named color is Barbarian Leather. In RGB it is rgb(161, 114, 9), in HSL hsl(41.45, 89.41%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.506% 0.1191 79.261).

What colors go well with #a17209?

The complementary color of #a17209 is #4f7cc2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b36435 and #818118. The triadic partners are #009097 and #9a63a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #a17209?

White text reads better on #a17209: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a17209 a warm or cool color?

#a17209 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 79 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.119.