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#a55508 color: Windsor Brown

#a55508 is rgb(165, 85, 8) in RGB and oklch(53.615% 0.1298 54.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

53.6%
0.130
55°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #a55508

#a55508 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Windsor Brown (#a75502). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a55508 mixed with white

  1. a55508
  2. af662f
  3. b97748
  4. c2885f
  5. cc9876
  6. d5a98c
  7. debaa3
  8. e6cbba
  9. efdcd0
  10. f7eee8

Darker: #a55508 mixed with black

  1. a55508
  2. 8f4906
  3. 793d04
  4. 653103
  5. 512602
  6. 3d1c01
  7. 2b1101
  8. 1a0800
  9. 0a0200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a55508 with less saturation

  1. a55508
  2. a0581f
  3. 9b5c2c
  4. 965e37
  5. 916140
  6. 8b6449
  7. 866651
  8. 806858
  9. 7a6a60
  10. 746c67

Questions about #a55508

What color is #a55508?

#a55508 is bright brown. The closest named color is Windsor Brown. In RGB it is rgb(165, 85, 8), in HSL hsl(29.43, 90.75%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.615% 0.1298 54.955).

What colors go well with #a55508?

The complementary color of #a55508 is #0077ad. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac4a46 and #8f6500. The triadic partners are #008469 and #745bb0.

Is white or black text more readable on #a55508?

White text reads better on #a55508: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a55508 a warm or cool color?

#a55508 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.13.