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#a36504 color: Cumin Ochre

#a36504 is rgb(163, 101, 4) in RGB and oklch(56.198% 0.12203 68.109) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

56.2%
0.122
68°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #a36504

#a36504 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 68°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cumin Ochre (#a06600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a36504 mixed with white

  1. a36504
  2. ad742f
  3. b6834a
  4. c09361
  5. c9a278
  6. d2b18e
  7. dbc0a4
  8. e4d0bb
  9. eddfd1
  10. f6efe8

Darker: #a36504 mixed with black

  1. a36504
  2. 8d5703
  3. 784902
  4. 633c01
  5. 4f2f01
  6. 3c2200
  7. 2a1700
  8. 190c00
  9. 0a0300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a36504 with less saturation

  1. a36504
  2. 9f671f
  3. 9a692e
  4. 966b3a
  5. 926d44
  6. 8d6f4e
  7. 897056
  8. 84715e
  9. 7f7366
  10. 7a746e

Questions about #a36504

What color is #a36504?

#a36504 is bright brown. The closest named color is Cumin Ochre. In RGB it is rgb(163, 101, 4), in HSL hsl(36.6, 95.21%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.198% 0.12203 68.109).

What colors go well with #a36504?

The complementary color of #a36504 is #3079b9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b0583c and #887500. The triadic partners are #008a82 and #895fac.

Is white or black text more readable on #a36504?

White text reads better on #a36504: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a36504 a warm or cool color?

#a36504 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.122.