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#aa6d38 color: Tanooki Suit Brown

#aa6d38 is rgb(170, 109, 56) in RGB and oklch(58.967% 0.10367 59.6) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

59%
0.104
60°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #aa6d38

#aa6d38 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.24:1 contrast and black text 4.95:1, 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: #aa6d38 mixed with white

  1. aa6d38
  2. b37b4d
  3. bc8a61
  4. c59874
  5. cda688
  6. d6b59b
  7. dec3af
  8. e7d2c3
  9. efe1d7
  10. f7f0eb

Darker: #aa6d38 mixed with black

  1. aa6d38
  2. 935e2f
  3. 7d4f27
  4. 68411f
  5. 533317
  6. 3f260f
  7. 2d1908
  8. 1b0d04
  9. 0b0401
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aa6d38 with less saturation

  1. aa6d38
  2. a66f41
  3. a27149
  4. 9d7350
  5. 997558
  6. 95765e
  7. 907865
  8. 8c796b
  9. 877b71
  10. 827c77

Questions about #aa6d38

What color is #aa6d38?

#aa6d38 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown. In RGB it is rgb(170, 109, 56), in HSL hsl(27.89, 50.44%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.967% 0.10367 59.6).

What colors go well with #aa6d38?

The complementary color of #aa6d38 is #3985b4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b26458 and #957a28. The triadic partners are #13917f and #866eb2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6d38?

White text reads better on #aa6d38: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and black gives 4.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6d38 a warm or cool color?

#aa6d38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 59% and its chroma 0.104.