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#a67223 color: Buckthorn Brown

#a67223 is rgb(166, 114, 35) in RGB and oklch(59.234% 0.11219 72.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

59.2%
0.112
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 #a67223

#a67223 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.112 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: #a67223 mixed with white

  1. a67223
  2. af803f
  3. b88e56
  4. c19c6b
  5. caa980
  6. d3b895
  7. dcc6aa
  8. e5d4bf
  9. eee2d4
  10. f6f1ea

Darker: #a67223 mixed with black

  1. a67223
  2. 90621d
  3. 7a5317
  4. 654411
  5. 51360c
  6. 3e2807
  7. 2b1b04
  8. 1a0e01
  9. 0a0400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a67223 with less saturation

  1. a67223
  2. a27431
  3. 9e753d
  4. 9b7747
  5. 977850
  6. 937959
  7. 8f7a61
  8. 8b7b68
  9. 867c70
  10. 827d77

Questions about #a67223

What color is #a67223?

#a67223 is bright brown. The closest named color is Buckthorn Brown. In RGB it is rgb(166, 114, 35), in HSL hsl(36.18, 65.17%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.234% 0.11219 72.93).

What colors go well with #a67223?

The complementary color of #a67223 is #4a81bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b56645 and #8b8021. The triadic partners are #009290 and #9569ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a67223?

White text reads better on #a67223: 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 #a67223 a warm or cool color?

#a67223 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.112.