Skip to the color picker

#a35536 color: Pennywise

#a35536 is rgb(163, 85, 54) in RGB and oklch(53.704% 0.11224 41.771) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

17°
100%

53.7%
0.112
42°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #a35536

#a35536 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.37:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pennywise (#a2583a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a35536 mixed with white

  1. a35536
  2. ad664a
  3. b7765d
  4. c18771
  5. cb9884
  6. d4a998
  7. ddbaac
  8. e6cbc1
  9. eedcd5
  10. f7edea

Darker: #a35536 mixed with black

  1. a35536
  2. 8d492e
  3. 783d25
  4. 63311e
  5. 4f2616
  6. 3c1c0f
  7. 2a1108
  8. 190803
  9. 0a0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a35536 with less saturation

  1. a35536
  2. 9e583d
  3. 9a5b43
  4. 955e49
  5. 90614f
  6. 8a6354
  7. 85665a
  8. 80685f
  9. 7a6a64
  10. 746c69

Questions about #a35536

What color is #a35536?

#a35536 is soft brown. The closest named color is Pennywise. In RGB it is rgb(163, 85, 54), in HSL hsl(17.06, 50.23%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.704% 0.11224 41.771).

What colors go well with #a35536?

The complementary color of #a35536 is #007b9c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a44f5d and #956109. The triadic partners are #158159 and #6464ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a35536?

White text reads better on #a35536: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a35536 a warm or cool color?

#a35536 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 53.7% and its chroma 0.112.