Skip to the color picker

#a66b50 color: Hot Cacao

#a66b50 is rgb(166, 107, 80) in RGB and oklch(58.462% 0.08552 45.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

19°
100%

58.5%
0.086
45°
  • 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

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #a66b50

#a66b50 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 45°.

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 Hot Cacao (#a5694f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a66b50 mixed with white

  1. a66b50
  2. af7961
  3. b98872
  4. c29683
  5. cba594
  6. d4b3a5
  7. ddc2b7
  8. e5d1c8
  9. eee0da
  10. f7f0ed

Darker: #a66b50 mixed with black

  1. a66b50
  2. 905c44
  3. 7a4e39
  4. 653f2e
  5. 513224
  6. 3e251a
  7. 2b1810
  8. 1a0d07
  9. 0a0402
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a66b50 with less saturation

  1. a66b50
  2. a26d55
  3. 9e6f5a
  4. 9a715e
  5. 967262
  6. 927467
  7. 8e766b
  8. 89776f
  9. 857973
  10. 807a77

Questions about #a66b50

What color is #a66b50?

#a66b50 is soft brown. The closest named color is Hot Cacao. In RGB it is rgb(166, 107, 80), in HSL hsl(18.84, 34.96%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.462% 0.08552 45.218).

What colors go well with #a66b50?

The complementary color of #a66b50 is #3a86a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a8666b and #99743e. The triadic partners are #448c6f and #7674ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a66b50?

White text reads better on #a66b50: 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 #a66b50 a warm or cool color?

#a66b50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.086.