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#a56c49 color: Vintage Pottery

#a56c49 is rgb(165, 108, 73) in RGB and oklch(58.401% 0.0881 51.808) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

58.4%
0.088
52°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #a56c49

#a56c49 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vintage Pottery (#a66c47). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a56c49 mixed with white

  1. a56c49
  2. ae7a5b
  3. b8886c
  4. c1977e
  5. caa590
  6. d3b4a2
  7. dcc3b4
  8. e5d2c6
  9. eee1d9
  10. f6f0ec

Darker: #a56c49 mixed with black

  1. a56c49
  2. 8f5d3e
  3. 794e34
  4. 65402a
  5. 513220
  6. 3d2517
  7. 2b190e
  8. 1a0d06
  9. 0a0402
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a56c49 with less saturation

  1. a56c49
  2. a16e4f
  3. 9d7054
  4. 99715a
  5. 95735f
  6. 917564
  7. 8d7669
  8. 89776d
  9. 847972
  10. 807a77

Questions about #a56c49

What color is #a56c49?

#a56c49 is soft brown. The closest named color is Vintage Pottery. In RGB it is rgb(165, 108, 73), in HSL hsl(22.83, 38.66%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.401% 0.0881 51.808).

What colors go well with #a56c49?

The complementary color of #a56c49 is #3d85a7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aa6664 and #967639. The triadic partners are #3a8c75 and #7c72ac.

Is white or black text more readable on #a56c49?

White text reads better on #a56c49: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a56c49 a warm or cool color?

#a56c49 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.088.