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#aa8650 color: Muddy Waters

#aa8650 is rgb(170, 134, 80) in RGB and oklch(64.231% 0.084 76.488) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

64.2%
0.084
76°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • olive-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #aa8650

#aa8650 is a soft amber color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 76°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muddy Waters (#a9844f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #aa8650 mixed with white

  1. aa8650
  2. b29262
  3. bb9e73
  4. c3a984
  5. ccb596
  6. d4c1a7
  7. ddceb8
  8. e5daca
  9. eee6db
  10. f6f3ed

Darker: #aa8650 mixed with black

  1. aa8650
  2. 937444
  3. 7d6239
  4. 68512e
  5. 534024
  6. 3f301a
  7. 2d2110
  8. 1b1307
  9. 0b0602
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aa8650 with less saturation

  1. aa8650
  2. a78757
  3. a4885e
  4. a28864
  5. 9f896b
  6. 9c8a71
  7. 998b76
  8. 968b7c
  9. 938c82
  10. 908c87

Questions about #aa8650

What color is #aa8650?

#aa8650 is soft amber. The closest named color is Muddy Waters. In RGB it is rgb(170, 134, 80), in HSL hsl(36, 36%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.231% 0.084 76.488).

What colors go well with #aa8650?

The complementary color of #aa8650 is #6b8fc0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b87d61 and #939052. The triadic partners are #449d9e and #a17daf.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa8650?

White text reads better on #aa8650: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa8650 a warm or cool color?

#aa8650 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 76 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.084.