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#ba662e color: Ruddy Brown

#ba662e is rgb(186, 102, 46) in RGB and oklch(59.71% 0.12792 51.28) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

59.7%
0.128
51°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #ba662e

#ba662e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.7% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.18:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruddy Brown (#bb6528). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ba662e mixed with white

  1. ba662e
  2. c27546
  3. ca855b
  4. d19470
  5. d9a384
  6. e0b298
  7. e6c1ac
  8. edd1c1
  9. f3e0d5
  10. f9efea

Darker: #ba662e mixed with black

  1. ba662e
  2. a15827
  3. 894a1f
  4. 723c18
  5. 5c2f12
  6. 46230b
  7. 321706
  8. 1e0c02
  9. 0d0401
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba662e with less saturation

  1. ba662e
  2. b56939
  3. af6c43
  4. aa6f4c
  5. a47254
  6. 9f755c
  7. 997764
  8. 93796b
  9. 8c7b72
  10. 867d79

Questions about #ba662e

What color is #ba662e?

#ba662e is bright brown. The closest named color is Ruddy Brown. In RGB it is rgb(186, 102, 46), in HSL hsl(24, 60.34%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.71% 0.12792 51.28).

What colors go well with #ba662e?

The complementary color of #ba662e is #008bbd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c05c5d and #a67600. The triadic partners are #009775 and #8170c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba662e?

White text reads better on #ba662e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba662e a warm or cool color?

#ba662e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 59.7% and its chroma 0.128.