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#463517

#463517 ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#463517 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 20.78% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.29% magenta, 67.14% yellow and 72.55% black. Its hue angle is 38.3°, with 50.54% saturation and 18.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 8.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0391

Complementary

  1. #463517
  2. #172846

Split complementary

  1. #463517
  2. #174046
  3. #1e1746

Analogous

  1. #461e17
  2. #463517
  3. #404617

Triadic

  1. #463517
  2. #174635
  3. #351746

Tetradic

  1. #463517
  2. #284617
  3. #172846
  4. #351746

Square

  1. #463517
  2. #17461e
  3. #172846
  4. #461740

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0c05
  2. #0f0c05
  3. #463517
  4. #80612a
  5. #b98c3d

Shades

#463517 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #463517
  2. #3f3015
  3. #382a12
  4. #312510
  5. #2a200e
  6. #231b0c
  7. #1c1509
  8. #151007
  9. #0e0b05
  10. #070502
  11. #000000

Tints

#463517 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #463517
  2. #59492e
  3. #6b5d45
  4. #7e725d
  5. #908674
  6. #a39a8b
  7. #b5aea2
  8. #c8c2b9
  9. #dad7d1
  10. #edebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#463517 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #463517
  2. #4c3d22
  3. #52442c
  4. #574c37
  5. #5d5341
  6. #635b4c
  7. #696256
  8. #6f6a61
  9. #74716b
  10. #7a7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e372e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c3514 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #403918 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c302e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #403515 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a3227 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-463517 {
  color: #463517;
}
Background
.bg-463517 {
  background-color: #463517;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-463517 {
  border: 2px solid #463517;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #463517;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 53 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 51% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-463517 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #463517, #404617);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-463517 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 53 23 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.58 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.61 #704214 Sepia ΔE 11.89 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 12.13 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 12.56 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 13.24 #635147 Umber ΔE 13.42 #b9cae8 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Bistre
#463517  rgb(70, 53, 23)  hsl(38, 51%, 18%)  Bistre
#172846  rgb(23, 40, 70)  hsl(218, 51%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#174635  rgb(23, 70, 53)  hsl(158, 51%, 18%)  British Racing Green
#351746  rgb(53, 23, 70)  hsl(278, 51%, 18%)  Persian Indigo