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#a36508 color: Syrah Soil

#a36508 is rgb(163, 101, 8) in RGB and oklch(56.21% 0.12118 67.723) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

56.2%
0.121
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 #a36508

#a36508 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.121 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 Syrah Soil (#a16717). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a36508 mixed with white

  1. a36508
  2. ad7430
  3. b6834a
  4. c09262
  5. c9a278
  6. d2b18f
  7. dbc0a5
  8. e4d0bb
  9. eddfd1
  10. f6efe8

Darker: #a36508 mixed with black

  1. a36508
  2. 8d5706
  3. 784904
  4. 633c03
  5. 4f2f02
  6. 3c2201
  7. 2a1701
  8. 190c00
  9. 0a0300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a36508 with less saturation

  1. a36508
  2. 9f6721
  3. 9a692f
  4. 966b3b
  5. 926d45
  6. 8d6f4e
  7. 897056
  8. 84715f
  9. 7f7366
  10. 7a746e

Questions about #a36508

What color is #a36508?

#a36508 is bright brown. The closest named color is Syrah Soil. In RGB it is rgb(163, 101, 8), in HSL hsl(36, 90.64%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.21% 0.12118 67.723).

What colors go well with #a36508?

The complementary color of #a36508 is #307ab8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b0583e and #897400. The triadic partners are #008a81 and #8960ac.

Is white or black text more readable on #a36508?

White text reads better on #a36508: 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 #a36508 a warm or cool color?

#a36508 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.121.