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#b86a2e color: Brown Alpaca

#b86a2e is rgb(184, 106, 46) in RGB and oklch(60.13% 0.12361 54.868) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

60.1%
0.124
55°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #b86a2e

#b86a2e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.09:1 contrast and black text 5.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Alpaca (#b86d29). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b86a2e mixed with white

  1. b86a2e
  2. c07946
  3. c8885b
  4. d09770
  5. d7a584
  6. deb498
  7. e5c3ad
  8. ecd2c1
  9. f2e1d5
  10. f9f0ea

Darker: #b86a2e mixed with black

  1. b86a2e
  2. a05b27
  3. 884d1f
  4. 713f18
  5. 5b3112
  6. 45240b
  7. 311806
  8. 1e0d02
  9. 0c0401
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b86a2e with less saturation

  1. b86a2e
  2. b36d3a
  3. ae7044
  4. a9724d
  5. a37555
  6. 9e775d
  7. 987965
  8. 937b6c
  9. 8d7d73
  10. 877f7a

Questions about #b86a2e

What color is #b86a2e?

#b86a2e is bright brown. The closest named color is Brown Alpaca. In RGB it is rgb(184, 106, 46), in HSL hsl(26.09, 60%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.13% 0.12361 54.868).

What colors go well with #b86a2e?

The complementary color of #b86a2e is #118bbf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bf605a and #a27900. The triadic partners are #00987c and #8670c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86a2e?

White text reads better on #b86a2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and black gives 5.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86a2e a warm or cool color?

#b86a2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.124.