Muddy Brown is a medium dark bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Muddy Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Muddy Brown is #886806.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Muddy Brown has 53%% Red, 41% Green, and 2% Blue.
Muddy Brown has 45° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 53% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Muddy Brown has 45° Hue, 91% Saturation, and 28% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Muddy Brown has 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 96% yellow, and 47% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#886806 |
|
RGB |
(136, 104, 6) |
(53%, 41%, 2%) |
HSV |
(45°, 96, 53) |
(12%, 96%, 53%) |
HSL |
(45°, 91, 28) |
(12%, 91%, 28%) |
CMYK |
(0, 24, 96, 47) |
(0%, 24%, 96%, 47%) |
The natural luminance of Muddy Brown is 15%, which is low.
Muddy Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Muddy Brown and black have a 4.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Muddy Brown and white have a 5.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
15% |
insufficient (4.0) |
AA (5.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Muddy Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 31% Yellow, 20% Red, 47% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
31%
Red
20%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
47%
White
2%
To mix Muddy Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Magenta, 41% Yellow, 47% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
10%
Yellow
41%
Black
47%
White
2%
Colors similar to Muddy Brown are: Corn Harvest, Spicy Mustard, Sandy Taupe, Oak Brown, and Yellowish Brown. Corn Harvest is paler than Muddy Brown. Spicy Mustard is more yellow and paler and darker than Muddy Brown. Sandy Taupe is paler and lighter than Muddy Brown. Oak Brown is paler than Muddy Brown. Yellowish Brown is brighter and lighter than Muddy Brown.