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#ac660b color: Ancient Brandy

#ac660b is rgb(172, 102, 11) in RGB and oklch(57.595% 0.1271 63.911) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

57.6%
0.127
64°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -76
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #ac660b

#ac660b is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ancient Brandy (#aa6611). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ac660b mixed with white

  1. ac660b
  2. b57532
  3. be844c
  4. c79463
  5. cfa37a
  6. d7b290
  7. e0c1a6
  8. e8d0bc
  9. f0e0d2
  10. f7efe8

Darker: #ac660b mixed with black

  1. ac660b
  2. 955808
  3. 7f4a06
  4. 693c04
  5. 542f02
  6. 402301
  7. 2d1701
  8. 1b0c00
  9. 0b0400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac660b with less saturation

  1. ac660b
  2. a76923
  3. a36b32
  4. 9e6d3e
  5. 996f48
  6. 947151
  7. 8f735a
  8. 8a7562
  9. 84766a
  10. 7f7872

Questions about #ac660b

What color is #ac660b?

#ac660b is bright brown. The closest named color is Ancient Brandy. In RGB it is rgb(172, 102, 11), in HSL hsl(33.91, 87.98%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.595% 0.1271 63.911).

What colors go well with #ac660b?

The complementary color of #ac660b is #237fbe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b85944 and #927600. The triadic partners are #009081 and #8a64b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac660b?

White text reads better on #ac660b: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac660b a warm or cool color?

#ac660b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.127.