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#a56012 color: Raw Umber

#a56012 is rgb(165, 96, 18) in RGB and oklch(55.586% 0.12195 61.619) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

55.6%
0.122
62°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #a56012

#a56012 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Raw Umber (#a75e09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a56012 mixed with white

  1. a56012
  2. af7034
  3. b87f4c
  4. c28f63
  5. cb9f79
  6. d4af8f
  7. ddbea5
  8. e6cebb
  9. eeded2
  10. f7efe8

Darker: #a56012 mixed with black

  1. a56012
  2. 8f520e
  3. 79450a
  4. 653807
  5. 512c04
  6. 3d2002
  7. 2b1501
  8. 1a0a01
  9. 0a0300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a56012 with less saturation

  1. a56012
  2. a06325
  3. 9c6531
  4. 97673c
  5. 926945
  6. 8e6b4e
  7. 896d56
  8. 836f5e
  9. 7e7065
  10. 79726c

Questions about #a56012

What color is #a56012?

#a56012 is bright brown. The closest named color is Raw Umber. In RGB it is rgb(165, 96, 18), in HSL hsl(31.84, 80.33%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.586% 0.12195 61.619).

What colors go well with #a56012?

The complementary color of #a56012 is #1a7ab4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #af5444 and #8d6f00. The triadic partners are #008978 and #8060ae.

Is white or black text more readable on #a56012?

White text reads better on #a56012: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a56012 a warm or cool color?

#a56012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.122.