Mikado Color
Mikado is a brown color with hex code #2D2510. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mikado, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mikado Color Values
What Does Mikado Mean?
Mikado 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. Being on the dark side, Mikado adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mikado is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: dark olive brown, #3B3121).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mikado
Mikado and #10182D 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 — #2D1610 and #272D10, which sit beside mikado on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mikado with triadic partners #102D25 and #25102D. 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
- Onion —
#2F270E(Delta E 2) - Woodrush —
#302A0F(Delta E 4) - Tumbleweed —
#37290E(Delta E 6) - Birch —
#373021(Delta E 7) - Zeus —
#292319(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #2D2510; }
.background { background-color: #2D2510; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2D2510; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #2D251040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mikado?
Mikado has the hex code #2D2510. In RGB notation it is rgb(45, 37, 16), in HSL it is hsl(43, 48%, 12%), and its OKLCH value is 0.268, 0.036, 89.
What does the color mikado mean?
Brown-family colors like mikado carry distinct psychological associations. Mikado 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. Being on the dark side, Mikado adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with mikado?
Mikado has three easy routes: its complement #10182D for punch, its neighbors #2D1610 and #272D10 for something calmer, or triadic partners #102D25 and #25102D when you want energy.
Is mikado a standard web color?
No — Mikado is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #2D2510 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mikado lighter or darker?
To lighten mikado, 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 #EBE1C6 (lightest tint) to #080603 (darkest shade).
About Mikado
Mikado is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #2D2510 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.