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#ac5e2d color: Plaguelands Hazel

#ac5e2d is rgb(172, 94, 45) in RGB and oklch(56.396% 0.11922 50.22) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

56.4%
0.119
50°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ac5e2d

#ac5e2d is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 50°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.78:1 contrast and black text 4.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plaguelands Hazel (#ad5f28). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ac5e2d mixed with white

  1. ac5e2d
  2. b56e44
  3. be7e59
  4. c78e6e
  5. d09e82
  6. d8ae96
  7. e0beab
  8. e8cebf
  9. f0ded4
  10. f8eeea

Darker: #ac5e2d mixed with black

  1. ac5e2d
  2. 955126
  3. 7f441f
  4. 693718
  5. 542b11
  6. 401f0b
  7. 2d1406
  8. 1b0a02
  9. 0b0301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac5e2d with less saturation

  1. ac5e2d
  2. a76137
  3. a26440
  4. 9d6748
  5. 98694f
  6. 936c56
  7. 8d6e5d
  8. 887063
  9. 827269
  10. 7c746f

Questions about #ac5e2d

What color is #ac5e2d?

#ac5e2d is bright brown. The closest named color is Plaguelands Hazel. In RGB it is rgb(172, 94, 45), in HSL hsl(23.15, 58.53%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.396% 0.11922 50.22).

What colors go well with #ac5e2d?

The complementary color of #ac5e2d is #0081ae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b15658 and #9a6c00. The triadic partners are #008b6b and #7668b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac5e2d?

White text reads better on #ac5e2d: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and black gives 4.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac5e2d a warm or cool color?

#ac5e2d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 50 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.119.