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#786E38 Garden Weed

#786E38 is a medium, moderately saturated brown named Garden Weed. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.1% green and 22.0% blue (rgb(120, 110, 56)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 36% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 53% yellow and 53% black. #786E38 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.14:1.

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Variations of #786E38

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#786E38 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#786E38 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #786E38 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A6F3A
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #776B33
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #786C35
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A6F3A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #796F39
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #806761
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7B6B4E
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6D6D6D
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #706E63

#786E38 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.14:1 Good#786E38 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.09:1 Poor#786E38 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#786E38 in CSS

/* Garden Weed */
.color { color: #786E38; }
.background { background-color: #786E38; }
.border { border: 1px solid #786E38; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(120 110 56);
color: hsl(51 36% 35%);
color: oklch(0.535 0.075 99.0);

#786E38 FAQ

What color is #786E38?

#786E38 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #786E38?

#786E38 is rgb(120, 110, 56) in RGB, hsl(51, 36%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 53%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #786E38?

The complementary color of #786E38 is #384278, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #786E38?

White text has the best contrast on #786E38: 5.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #786E38 a warm or cool color?

#786E38 is a warm color.