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#ba6a4e color: Clay

#ba6a4e is rgb(186, 106, 78) in RGB and oklch(60.818% 0.11041 39.911) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

60.8%
0.110
40°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #ba6a4e

#ba6a4e is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.99:1 contrast and black text 5.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clay (#b66a50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ba6a4e mixed with white

  1. ba6a4e
  2. c2795f
  3. ca8871
  4. d19682
  5. d8a593
  6. dfb4a5
  7. e6c3b6
  8. edd2c8
  9. f3e1da
  10. f9f0ed

Darker: #ba6a4e mixed with black

  1. ba6a4e
  2. a15b43
  3. 894d38
  4. 723f2d
  5. 5c3123
  6. 462419
  7. 32180f
  8. 1e0d07
  9. 0d0402
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba6a4e with less saturation

  1. ba6a4e
  2. b56d54
  3. b0705a
  4. ab735f
  5. a67565
  6. a0786a
  7. 9b7a6f
  8. 957c74
  9. 8f7f79
  10. 89817e

Questions about #ba6a4e

What color is #ba6a4e?

#ba6a4e is soft brown. The closest named color is Clay. In RGB it is rgb(186, 106, 78), in HSL hsl(15.56, 43.9%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.818% 0.11041 39.911).

What colors go well with #ba6a4e?

The complementary color of #ba6a4e is #0291b0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ba6574 and #ad762e. The triadic partners are #3a976b and #767ac3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba6a4e?

White text reads better on #ba6a4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and black gives 5.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba6a4e a warm or cool color?

#ba6a4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.11.