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#a86308 color: Ancient Brandy

#a86308 is rgb(168, 99, 8) in RGB and oklch(56.502% 0.12557 63.773) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

56.5%
0.126
64°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #a86308

#a86308 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.72:1 contrast and black text 4.45:1, 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: #a86308 mixed with white

  1. a86308
  2. b17331
  3. bb824b
  4. c49162
  5. cda178
  6. d5b08f
  7. dec0a5
  8. e6cfbb
  9. efdfd2
  10. f7efe8

Darker: #a86308 mixed with black

  1. a86308
  2. 925506
  3. 7c4704
  4. 673a03
  5. 522e02
  6. 3f2101
  7. 2c1601
  8. 1a0b00
  9. 0a0300
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a86308 with less saturation

  1. a86308
  2. a36621
  3. 9f6830
  4. 9a6a3b
  5. 956c45
  6. 906e4f
  7. 8b7057
  8. 86725f
  9. 817367
  10. 7b746e

Questions about #a86308

What color is #a86308?

#a86308 is bright brown. The closest named color is Ancient Brandy. In RGB it is rgb(168, 99, 8), in HSL hsl(34.13, 90.91%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.502% 0.12557 63.773).

What colors go well with #a86308?

The complementary color of #a86308 is #207cba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b35742 and #8f7300. The triadic partners are #008c7e and #8661b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #a86308?

White text reads better on #a86308: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and black gives 4.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a86308 a warm or cool color?

#a86308 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.126.