Puke Brown Color
Puke Brown is a yellow color with hex code #947706. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with puke brown, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Puke Brown Color Values
What Does Puke Brown Mean?
Puke Brown belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Puke Brown adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Puke Brown is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light olive brown, #967117). It is also known as Bhūrā Brown.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Puke Brown
Puke Brown and #062293 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 — #933006 and #699306, which sit beside puke brown on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair puke brown with triadic partners #069377 and #770693. 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
- Poo —
#8F7303(Delta E 2) - Yellowish Brown —
#9B7A01(Delta E 3) - Baby Poop —
#937C00(Delta E 4) - Reef Gold —
#9F821C(Delta E 4) - Hacienda —
#98811B(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #947706; }
.background { background-color: #947706; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947706; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #94770640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for puke brown?
Puke Brown has the hex code #947706. In RGB notation it is rgb(148, 119, 6), in HSL it is hsl(48, 92%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.581, 0.117, 91.4.
What does the color puke brown mean?
Yellow-family colors like puke brown carry distinct psychological associations. Puke Brown belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Puke Brown adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with puke brown?
Puke Brown has three easy routes: its complement #062293 for punch, its neighbors #933006 and #699306 for something calmer, or triadic partners #069377 and #770693 when you want energy.
Is puke brown a standard web color?
No — Puke Brown is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #947706 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make puke brown lighter or darker?
To lighten puke brown, 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 #FDF1C4 (lightest tint) to #181401 (darkest shade).
About Puke Brown
Puke Brown is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Bhūrā Brown. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #947706 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.