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#a76409 color: Ancient Brandy

#a76409 is rgb(167, 100, 9) in RGB and oklch(56.555% 0.12425 64.895) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

56.6%
0.124
65°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #a76409

#a76409 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 65°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast and black text 4.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ancient Brandy (#aa6611). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a76409 mixed with white

  1. a76409
  2. b07331
  3. ba834b
  4. c39262
  5. cca179
  6. d5b18f
  7. ddc0a5
  8. e6d0bb
  9. eedfd2
  10. f7efe8

Darker: #a76409 mixed with black

  1. a76409
  2. 915607
  3. 7b4805
  4. 663b03
  5. 522e02
  6. 3e2201
  7. 2c1601
  8. 1a0b00
  9. 0a0300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a76409 with less saturation

  1. a76409
  2. a36622
  3. 9e6930
  4. 996b3c
  5. 956d46
  6. 906f4f
  7. 8b7057
  8. 86725f
  9. 817367
  10. 7b756f

Questions about #a76409

What color is #a76409?

#a76409 is bright brown. The closest named color is Ancient Brandy. In RGB it is rgb(167, 100, 9), in HSL hsl(34.56, 89.77%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.555% 0.12425 64.895).

What colors go well with #a76409?

The complementary color of #a76409 is #267cba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b35741 and #8d7400. The triadic partners are #008c7f and #8761b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #a76409?

White text reads better on #a76409: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and black gives 4.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a76409 a warm or cool color?

#a76409 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 65 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.124.