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#aa6c02 color: Buckthorn Brown

#aa6c02 is rgb(170, 108, 2) in RGB and oklch(58.425% 0.12588 70.173) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

58.4%
0.126
70°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #aa6c02

#aa6c02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 70°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Buckthorn Brown (#a76f1f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #aa6c02 mixed with white

  1. aa6c02
  2. b37b30
  3. bc894b
  4. c59863
  5. cda679
  6. d6b590
  7. dec3a6
  8. e7d2bc
  9. efe1d2
  10. f7f0e8

Darker: #aa6c02 mixed with black

  1. aa6c02
  2. 935d01
  3. 7d4e01
  4. 684001
  5. 533200
  6. 3f2500
  7. 2d1900
  8. 1b0d00
  9. 0b0400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa6c02 with less saturation

  1. aa6c02
  2. a66e21
  3. a17031
  4. 9d723d
  5. 987448
  6. 947552
  7. 8f775b
  8. 8a7864
  9. 86796c
  10. 817a74

Questions about #aa6c02

What color is #aa6c02?

#aa6c02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Buckthorn Brown. In RGB it is rgb(170, 108, 2), in HSL hsl(37.86, 97.67%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.425% 0.12588 70.173).

What colors go well with #aa6c02?

The complementary color of #aa6c02 is #397fc3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b95e3e and #8d7c00. The triadic partners are #00918c and #9364b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6c02?

White text reads better on #aa6c02: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6c02 a warm or cool color?

#aa6c02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 70 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.126.