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#aa6f36 color: Tanooki Suit Brown

#aa6f36 is rgb(170, 111, 54) in RGB and oklch(59.322% 0.10433 62.347) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

59.3%
0.104
62°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #aa6f36

#aa6f36 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, 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: #aa6f36 mixed with white

  1. aa6f36
  2. b37d4c
  3. bc8b60
  4. c59974
  5. cda887
  6. d6b69b
  7. dec4ae
  8. e6d3c2
  9. efe1d6
  10. f7f0eb

Darker: #aa6f36 mixed with black

  1. aa6f36
  2. 93602e
  3. 7d5125
  4. 68421e
  5. 533416
  6. 3f270f
  7. 2d1a08
  8. 1b0e03
  9. 0b0401
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aa6f36 with less saturation

  1. aa6f36
  2. a6713f
  3. a27348
  4. 9e7450
  5. 997657
  6. 95785e
  7. 917965
  8. 8c7a6b
  9. 887c72
  10. 837d78

Questions about #aa6f36

What color is #aa6f36?

#aa6f36 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown. In RGB it is rgb(170, 111, 54), in HSL hsl(29.48, 51.79%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.322% 0.10433 62.347).

What colors go well with #aa6f36?

The complementary color of #aa6f36 is #3e85b7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b46556 and #947c29. The triadic partners are #0b9283 and #8a6eb2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6f36?

White text reads better on #aa6f36: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6f36 a warm or cool color?

#aa6f36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.104.