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#a96d36 color: Tanooki Suit Brown

#a96d36 is rgb(169, 109, 54) in RGB and oklch(58.817% 0.10402 60.922) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

58.8%
0.104
61°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #a96d36

#a96d36 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, 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: #a96d36 mixed with white

  1. a96d36
  2. b27b4b
  3. bb8a60
  4. c49873
  5. cda687
  6. d5b59b
  7. dec3ae
  8. e6d2c2
  9. efe1d6
  10. f7f0eb

Darker: #a96d36 mixed with black

  1. a96d36
  2. 925e2e
  3. 7c4f25
  4. 67411e
  5. 533316
  6. 3f260f
  7. 2c1908
  8. 1b0d03
  9. 0a0401
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a96d36 with less saturation

  1. a96d36
  2. a56f3f
  3. a17148
  4. 9d734f
  5. 987456
  6. 94765d
  7. 907764
  8. 8b796a
  9. 867a71
  10. 817b77

Questions about #a96d36

What color is #a96d36?

#a96d36 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown. In RGB it is rgb(169, 109, 54), in HSL hsl(28.7, 51.57%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.817% 0.10402 60.922).

What colors go well with #a96d36?

The complementary color of #a96d36 is #3b84b5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b26456 and #947a27. The triadic partners are #0c9080 and #876db1.

Is white or black text more readable on #a96d36?

White text reads better on #a96d36: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a96d36 a warm or cool color?

#a96d36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.104.