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#a67221 color: Buckthorn Brown

#a67221 is rgb(166, 114, 33) in RGB and oklch(59.219% 0.1132 73.338) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

59.2%
0.113
73°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #a67221

#a67221 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 73°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.05:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Buckthorn Brown (#a76f1f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a67221 mixed with white

  1. a67221
  2. af803d
  3. b88e55
  4. c19c6a
  5. caaa80
  6. d3b895
  7. dcc6aa
  8. e5d4bf
  9. eee2d4
  10. f6f1e9

Darker: #a67221 mixed with black

  1. a67221
  2. 90621b
  3. 7a5316
  4. 654410
  5. 51360b
  6. 3e2806
  7. 2b1b03
  8. 1a0e01
  9. 0a0400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a67221 with less saturation

  1. a67221
  2. a27430
  3. 9e753c
  4. 9b7746
  5. 977850
  6. 937958
  7. 8f7a60
  8. 8b7b68
  9. 867c6f
  10. 827d77

Questions about #a67221

What color is #a67221?

#a67221 is bright brown. The closest named color is Buckthorn Brown. In RGB it is rgb(166, 114, 33), in HSL hsl(36.54, 66.83%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.219% 0.1132 73.338).

What colors go well with #a67221?

The complementary color of #a67221 is #4a80bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b56643 and #8a8020. The triadic partners are #009291 and #9669ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a67221?

White text reads better on #a67221: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a67221 a warm or cool color?

#a67221 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.113.