Makara Color
Makara is a brown color with hex code #897D6D. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with makara, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Makara Color Values
What Does Makara Mean?
Makara belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Makara sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Makara is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light grayish brown, #958070). It is also known as Habitat.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Makara
Makara and #6D7988 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #886F6D and #86886D, which sit beside makara on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair makara with triadic partners #6D887C and #7C6D88. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Stonewall —
#928573(Delta E 3) - Squirrel —
#8F8176(Delta E 4) - Olive Haze —
#8B8470(Delta E 4) - Almond Frost —
#907B71(Delta E 5) - Arrowtown —
#948771(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #897D6D; }
.background { background-color: #897D6D; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897D6D; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #897D6D40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for makara?
Makara has the hex code #897D6D. In RGB notation it is rgb(137, 125, 109), in HSL it is hsl(34, 11%, 48%), and its OKLCH value is 0.596, 0.028, 75.1.
What does the color makara mean?
Brown-family colors like makara carry distinct psychological associations. Makara belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Makara sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with makara?
Makara has three easy routes: its complement #6D7988 for punch, its neighbors #886F6D and #86886D for something calmer, or triadic partners #6D887C and #7C6D88 when you want energy.
Is makara a standard web color?
No — Makara is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #897D6D or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make makara lighter or darker?
To lighten makara, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EBE8E6 (lightest tint) to #171512 (darkest shade).
About Makara
Makara is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Habitat. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #897D6D to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.