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#a86236 color: Clove Dye

#a86236 is rgb(168, 98, 54) in RGB and oklch(56.659% 0.10811 51.131) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

56.7%
0.108
51°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 34%

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 #a86236

#a86236 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 51°.

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 Clove Dye (#a96232). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a86236 mixed with white

  1. a86236
  2. b2714b
  3. bb815f
  4. c49072
  5. cda086
  6. d6af9a
  7. debfad
  8. e7cfc1
  9. efdfd6
  10. f7efea

Darker: #a86236 mixed with black

  1. a86236
  2. 92542e
  3. 7c4725
  4. 673a1e
  5. 522d16
  6. 3f210f
  7. 2c1608
  8. 1a0b03
  9. 0a0301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a86236 with less saturation

  1. a86236
  2. a4653e
  3. 9f6746
  4. 9a694d
  5. 966c53
  6. 916e59
  7. 8c705f
  8. 877165
  9. 81736b
  10. 7c7571

Questions about #a86236

What color is #a86236?

#a86236 is bright brown. The closest named color is Clove Dye. In RGB it is rgb(168, 98, 54), in HSL hsl(23.16, 51.35%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.659% 0.10811 51.131).

What colors go well with #a86236?

The complementary color of #a86236 is #1881aa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ad5a5a and #976f19. The triadic partners are #0e8a6e and #776ab1.

Is white or black text more readable on #a86236?

White text reads better on #a86236: 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 #a86236 a warm or cool color?

#a86236 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.108.