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Himalaya to Muddy Green Gradient

CSS

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #736330 0%, #657432 100%);

From Himalaya (#736330) to Muddy Green (#657432). The two hues are 28° apart on the color wheel, close enough that the blend stays clean without a muddy middle.

Colors along the gradient

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Himalaya#736330115, 99, 4846°, 41%, 32%0, 14, 58, 55
25% (near Himalaya)#706731112, 103, 4951°, 39%, 32%0, 8, 56, 56
50% (near Muddy Green)#6C6C31108, 108, 4960°, 38%, 31%0, 0, 55, 58
75% (near Muddy Green)#697032105, 112, 5067°, 38%, 32%6, 0, 55, 56
Muddy Green#657432101, 116, 5074°, 40%, 33%13, 0, 57, 55

Halfway along, the gradient is #6C6C31, closest to the named color Muddy Green. The stops are mixed in RGB, the way browsers draw a linear gradient by default.

Text on this gradient

White text reads best on both ends, so one text color works across the whole gradient. The two end colors have a contrast ratio of 1.15:1, so the change is gentle.

Other ways to use it

Gradients like this work well for page headers, buttons, cards and slide backgrounds. Keep body text on a solid color for the best readability.

Questions

What are the HEX codes of the Himalaya to Muddy Green gradient?

It starts at #736330 (Himalaya) and ends at #657432 (Muddy Green), with #6C6C31 in the middle.

How do I reverse the gradient?

Swap the two colors or change the angle from 90deg to 270deg: linear-gradient(270deg, #736330, #657432) runs from Muddy Green on the left to Himalaya on the right.