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#a46212 color: Cockatrice Brown

#a46212 is rgb(164, 98, 18) in RGB and oklch(55.817% 0.12037 63.652) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

55.8%
0.120
64°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #a46212

#a46212 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cockatrice Brown (#a46422). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a46212 mixed with white

  1. a46212
  2. ae7134
  3. b7814d
  4. c19063
  5. caa07a
  6. d3af8f
  7. dcbfa5
  8. e5cfbc
  9. eedfd2
  10. f6efe8

Darker: #a46212 mixed with black

  1. a46212
  2. 8e540e
  3. 79470a
  4. 643a07
  5. 502d04
  6. 3d2102
  7. 2b1601
  8. 1a0b01
  9. 0a0300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a46212 with less saturation

  1. a46212
  2. a06425
  3. 9b6732
  4. 97693c
  5. 926b46
  6. 8d6d4e
  7. 886e57
  8. 84705e
  9. 7e7166
  10. 79736d

Questions about #a46212

What color is #a46212?

#a46212 is bright brown. The closest named color is Cockatrice Brown. In RGB it is rgb(164, 98, 18), in HSL hsl(32.88, 80.22%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.817% 0.12037 63.652).

What colors go well with #a46212?

The complementary color of #a46212 is #247ab5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #af5643 and #8c7100. The triadic partners are #008a7b and #8360ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a46212?

White text reads better on #a46212: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a46212 a warm or cool color?

#a46212 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.12.