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#a96b35 color: Tanooki Suit Brown

#a96b35 is rgb(169, 107, 53) in RGB and oklch(58.429% 0.1053 59.416) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

58.4%
0.105
59°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #a96b35

#a96b35 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown (#ae6c37). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a96b35 mixed with white

  1. a96b35
  2. b2794b
  3. bb885f
  4. c49673
  5. cda586
  6. d5b49a
  7. dec3ae
  8. e6d2c2
  9. efe1d6
  10. f7f0ea

Darker: #a96b35 mixed with black

  1. a96b35
  2. 925c2d
  3. 7c4e25
  4. 673f1d
  5. 533215
  6. 3f250e
  7. 2c1808
  8. 1b0d03
  9. 0a0401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a96b35 with less saturation

  1. a96b35
  2. a56d3e
  3. a16f47
  4. 9c714e
  5. 987355
  6. 93745c
  7. 8f7663
  8. 8a7769
  9. 85796f
  10. 807a75

Questions about #a96b35

What color is #a96b35?

#a96b35 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown. In RGB it is rgb(169, 107, 53), in HSL hsl(27.93, 52.25%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.429% 0.1053 59.416).

What colors go well with #a96b35?

The complementary color of #a96b35 is #3683b3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b16256 and #947824. The triadic partners are #07907d and #856db1.

Is white or black text more readable on #a96b35?

White text reads better on #a96b35: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a96b35 a warm or cool color?

#a96b35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.105.