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#af6b2e color: Tanooki Suit Brown

#af6b2e is rgb(175, 107, 46) in RGB and oklch(59.124% 0.11472 59.25) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

59.1%
0.115
59°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #af6b2e

#af6b2e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, 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: #af6b2e mixed with white

  1. af6b2e
  2. b87a46
  3. c0885b
  4. c99770
  5. d1a584
  6. d9b498
  7. e1c3ac
  8. e9d2c1
  9. f0e1d5
  10. f8f0ea

Darker: #af6b2e mixed with black

  1. af6b2e
  2. 985c27
  3. 814e1f
  4. 6b3f18
  5. 563212
  6. 41250b
  7. 2e1806
  8. 1c0d02
  9. 0b0401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #af6b2e with less saturation

  1. af6b2e
  2. ab6d39
  3. a67043
  4. a1724c
  5. 9d7454
  6. 98765b
  7. 937763
  8. 8e796a
  9. 887b70
  10. 837c77

Questions about #af6b2e

What color is #af6b2e?

#af6b2e is bright brown. The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown. In RGB it is rgb(175, 107, 46), in HSL hsl(28.37, 58.37%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.124% 0.11472 59.25).

What colors go well with #af6b2e?

The complementary color of #af6b2e is #2d86ba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b86155 and #997915. The triadic partners are #00937f and #886db8.

Is white or black text more readable on #af6b2e?

White text reads better on #af6b2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af6b2e a warm or cool color?

#af6b2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.115.