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#a45f39 color: Desert Soil

#a45f39 is rgb(164, 95, 57) in RGB and oklch(55.624% 0.10418 48.383) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

55.6%
0.104
48°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #a45f39

#a45f39 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.91:1 contrast and black text 4.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Soil (#a15f3b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a45f39 mixed with white

  1. a45f39
  2. ae6f4d
  3. b87e60
  4. c18e73
  5. ca9e87
  6. d4ae9a
  7. ddbeae
  8. e5cec2
  9. eeded6
  10. f7eeea

Darker: #a45f39 mixed with black

  1. a45f39
  2. 8e5230
  3. 794428
  4. 64381f
  5. 502c17
  6. 3d2010
  7. 2b1509
  8. 1a0a04
  9. 0a0301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a45f39 with less saturation

  1. a45f39
  2. a06240
  3. 9b6447
  4. 97664d
  5. 926853
  6. 8d6b59
  7. 886c5e
  8. 836e64
  9. 7e7069
  10. 79726e

Questions about #a45f39

What color is #a45f39?

#a45f39 is soft brown. The closest named color is Desert Soil. In RGB it is rgb(164, 95, 57), in HSL hsl(21.31, 48.42%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.624% 0.10418 48.383).

What colors go well with #a45f39?

The complementary color of #a45f39 is #137ea3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a8585c and #946b1d. The triadic partners are #1c8768 and #7168ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a45f39?

White text reads better on #a45f39: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and black gives 4.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a45f39 a warm or cool color?

#a45f39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.104.