Mud Brown #60460F
Mud Brown is a dark, moderately saturated brown with hex code #60460F and RGB rgb(96, 70, 15).
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White text reads best on this color (8.82:1).
About this color
#60460F is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 81°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Mud Brown. White text reads best on it, at 8.82:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (41%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.077) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown |
| Black text | 2.38:1 |
| White text | 8.82:1 |
Colors that go with Mud Brown
Matches found by rotating Mud Brown around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Mud Brown
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Mud Brown, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Mud Brown, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.034
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.044
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.067
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.069
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.074
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.075
- Navy Green #35530A ΔE 0.078
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.079
More about Mud Brown
How to make Mud Brown
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts brown
- 1 part blue
Recipe result: #604C2A, a difference of ΔE 0.027 from Mud Brown. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Mud Brown in every format
| HEX | #60460F |
| RGB | rgb(96, 70, 15) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 73%, 22%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.2% 0.077 81.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #60460F | 8.82:1 | AAA | Lc -94.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #60460F | 2.38:1 | Fails | Lc 14.0 | Not readable |
| #60460F text on white | 8.82:1 | AAA | Lc 90.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #60460F text on black | 2.38:1 | Fails | Lc -12.2 | Not readable |
Shades and tints of Mud Brown
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E0
oklch(93.5% 0.013 82.4)
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Step 200
200
#E2D8C7
oklch(88.6% 0.025 81.1)
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Step 300
300
#D0BEA0
oklch(80.9% 0.045 80.5)
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Step 400
400
#B89C6C
oklch(70.6% 0.072 80.6)
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Step 500
500
#A68444
oklch(63.2% 0.092 81.6)
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Step 600
600
#916D22
oklch(55.7% 0.1 81.8)
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Step 700
700
#7B5A14
oklch(49% 0.093 81.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#60460F
oklch(41.2% 0.077 81.4)
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Step 900
900
#523E18
oklch(37.7% 0.061 81.1)
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Step 950
950
#30240F
oklch(26.9% 0.038 80)
Mud Brown with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #514605 | 0.030 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #574D12 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #693E3B | 0.068 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4A4A4A | 0.077 |
Use Mud Brown in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.