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#a9692e color: Golden Oak

#a9692e is rgb(169, 105, 46) in RGB and oklch(57.978% 0.11007 60.222) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

58%
0.110
60°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #a9692e

#a9692e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Golden Oak (#a96a28). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a9692e mixed with white

  1. a9692e
  2. b27845
  3. bb865a
  4. c4956f
  5. cda483
  6. d6b397
  7. dec2ac
  8. e6d1c0
  9. efe0d5
  10. f7f0ea

Darker: #a9692e mixed with black

  1. a9692e
  2. 925a27
  3. 7c4c1f
  4. 673e18
  5. 533112
  6. 3f240b
  7. 2c1806
  8. 1b0c02
  9. 0a0401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a9692e with less saturation

  1. a9692e
  2. a56b39
  3. a06d42
  4. 9c6f4a
  5. 977152
  6. 937359
  7. 8e7560
  8. 897667
  9. 84776d
  10. 7f7974

Questions about #a9692e

What color is #a9692e?

#a9692e is bright brown. The closest named color is Golden Oak. In RGB it is rgb(169, 105, 46), in HSL hsl(28.78, 57.21%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.978% 0.11007 60.222).

What colors go well with #a9692e?

The complementary color of #a9692e is #3082b5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b25f52 and #93771a. The triadic partners are #008f7d and #856ab1.

Is white or black text more readable on #a9692e?

White text reads better on #a9692e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a9692e a warm or cool color?

#a9692e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.11.