brownwarmCC0 survey name

Mud Brown #60460F

Mud Brown is a dark, vivid warm color (#60460F; HSL 41° 73% 22%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “mud brown”.

Use cases: Earthy palettes · Warm neutrals

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Families: Browns

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#60460F
RGBrgb(96, 70, 15)
HSLhsl(41, 73%, 22%)
HSVhsv(41, 84%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(41.22% 0.077 81.4)
OKLaboklab(41.22% 0.0115 0.0762)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27.1%, 84.4%, 62.4%)
XYZxyz(7.1007, 6.9022, 1.4101)
CIE-LABlab(31.6, 5.5, 35.1)
CIE-LCHlch(31.6, 35.5, 81.1°)
Luminance0.069 (WCAG relative)
/* Mud Brown */ --mud-brown: #60460f; color: #60460f; background-color: #60460f;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: mudbrown.

Collections: Dark Colors · Earth Tone Colors · Jewel Tone Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#573f0f #4d390f #44320f #3b2c0e #32250d #2a1f0b #221909 #1a1306 #100b03 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#705626 #81673c #917952 #a18b69 #b19d81 #c1b099 #d0c3b2 #e0d7cb #efebe5 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#5f4617 #5d471d #5b4723 #5a4829 #58482f #564834 #53493a #51493f #4e4a45 #4a4a4a

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#60460F
#0F2960
#60460f #0f2960

Analogous

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#601E0F
#60460F
#52600F
#601e0f #60460f #52600f

Triadic

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#60460F
#0F6046
#460F60
#60460f #0f6046 #460f60

Tetradic

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#60460F
#0F601E
#0F2960
#600F52
#60460f #0f601e #0f2960 #600f52

Square

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#60460F
#0F601E
#0F2960
#600F52
#60460f #0f601e #0f2960 #600f52

Split Complementary

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#60460F
#0F5260
#1E0F60
#60460f #0f5260 #1e0f60

Monochromatic

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#1A1304
#2B1F07
#60460F
#956D17
#CA9320
#1a1304 #2b1f07 #60460f #956d17 #ca9320

Accessibility & contrast

8.82
#60460F on #FFFFFF
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1
2.38
#60460F on #000000
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1

Best text on mud brown

8.82
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514605
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#574D12
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#693E3B

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Olive Brown #6454037.16
Medium Brown #7F51128.25
Mud #735C128.29
Green Brown #544E038.79
Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E9.45
Chocolate #7B3F0010.83

Colors that go with mud brown

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Pale Peach #FFE5AD
7.2:1
Same hue family as mud brown (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Light Salmon #FEA993
4.8:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈28°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Pale Aqua #B8FFEB
7.8:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈122°) — balanced three-way contrast
Neon Blue #04D9FF
5.2:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈148°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Pastel Blue #A2BFFE
4.8:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.