Ugly Brown Color
Ugly Brown is a yellow color with hex code #7D7103. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with ugly brown, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Ugly Brown Color Values
What Does Ugly Brown Mean?
Ugly 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, Ugly Brown adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Ugly Brown is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light olive brown, #967117). It is also known as Sunlit Kelp Green.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Ugly Brown
Ugly Brown and #030F7C 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 — #7C3403 and #4C7C03, which sit beside ugly brown on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair ugly brown with triadic partners #037C70 and #70037C. 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
- Browny Green —
#6F6C0A(Delta E 6) - Olivetone —
#716E10(Delta E 7) - Hazel —
#8E7618(Delta E 7) - Brown Green —
#706C11(Delta E 7) - Yukon Gold —
#7B6608(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #7D7103; }
.background { background-color: #7D7103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7D7103; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #7D710340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for ugly brown?
Ugly Brown has the hex code #7D7103. In RGB notation it is rgb(125, 113, 3), in HSL it is hsl(54, 95%, 25%), and its OKLCH value is 0.543, 0.113, 102.
What does the color ugly brown mean?
Yellow-family colors like ugly brown carry distinct psychological associations. Ugly 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, Ugly Brown adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with ugly brown?
Ugly Brown has three easy routes: its complement #030F7C for punch, its neighbors #7C3403 and #4C7C03 for something calmer, or triadic partners #037C70 and #70037C when you want energy.
Is ugly brown a standard web color?
No — Ugly Brown is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #7D7103 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make ugly brown lighter or darker?
To lighten ugly 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 #FDF8C3 (lightest tint) to #141201 (darkest shade).
About Ugly Brown
Ugly Brown is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Sunlit Kelp Green. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #7D7103 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.