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#aa6040 color: Borneo

#aa6040 is rgb(170, 96, 64) in RGB and oklch(56.715% 0.10666 43.561) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

56.7%
0.107
44°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #aa6040

#aa6040 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 44°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Borneo (#a76244). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #aa6040 mixed with white

  1. aa6040
  2. b37053
  3. bd7f65
  4. c68f78
  5. ce9e8b
  6. d7ae9d
  7. dfbeb0
  8. e8cec4
  9. f0ded7
  10. f7efeb

Darker: #aa6040 mixed with black

  1. aa6040
  2. 935236
  3. 7d452d
  4. 683824
  5. 532c1b
  6. 3f2013
  7. 2d150b
  8. 1b0a05
  9. 0b0301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa6040 with less saturation

  1. aa6040
  2. a56346
  3. a1664c
  4. 9c6852
  5. 976a58
  6. 926d5d
  7. 8d6f62
  8. 887168
  9. 82736d
  10. 7c7572

Questions about #aa6040

What color is #aa6040?

#aa6040 is soft brown. The closest named color is Borneo. In RGB it is rgb(170, 96, 64), in HSL hsl(18.11, 45.3%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.715% 0.10666 43.561).

What colors go well with #aa6040?

The complementary color of #aa6040 is #0083a4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac5a64 and #9c6c21. The triadic partners are #288a65 and #6f6db3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6040?

White text reads better on #aa6040: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6040 a warm or cool color?

#aa6040 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 44 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.107.