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#463523

#463523 ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#463523 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 20.78% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.29% magenta, 50% yellow and 72.55% black. Its hue angle is 30.86°, with 33.33% saturation and 20.59% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 4.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0397

Complementary

  1. #463523
  2. #233446

Split complementary

  1. #463523
  2. #234646
  3. #242346

Analogous

  1. #462423
  2. #463523
  3. #464623

Triadic

  1. #463523
  2. #234635
  3. #352346

Tetradic

  1. #463523
  2. #344623
  3. #233446
  4. #352346

Square

  1. #463523
  2. #234624
  3. #233446
  4. #462346

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0a07
  2. #130e0a
  3. #463523
  4. #795c3d
  5. #ab8257

Shades

#463523 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #463523
  2. #3f3020
  3. #382a1c
  4. #312519
  5. #2a2015
  6. #231b12
  7. #1c150e
  8. #15100b
  9. #0e0b07
  10. #070504
  11. #000000

Tints

#463523 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #463523
  2. #594939
  3. #6b5d4f
  4. #7e7265
  5. #90867b
  6. #a39a91
  7. #b5aea7
  8. #c8c2bd
  9. #dad7d3
  10. #edebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#463523 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #463523
  2. #4c3d2c
  3. #524436
  4. #574c3f
  5. #5d5348
  6. #635b52
  7. #69625b
  8. #6f6a64
  9. #74716d
  10. #7a7977
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3731 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3622 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f3a23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b3130 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #403622 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423823 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49332c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-463523 {
  color: #463523;
}
Background
.bg-463523 {
  background-color: #463523;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-463523 {
  border: 2px solid #463523;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #463523;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 53 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 33% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-463523 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #463523, #464623);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-463523 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 53 35 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 4.50 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 4.61 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.55 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.25 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 11.31 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.82 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.72 #b9cadc Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Bistre
#463523  rgb(70, 53, 35)  hsl(31, 33%, 21%)  Bistre
#233446  rgb(35, 52, 70)  hsl(211, 33%, 21%)  Prussian Blue
#234635  rgb(35, 70, 53)  hsl(151, 33%, 21%)  Phthalo Green
#352346  rgb(53, 35, 70)  hsl(271, 33%, 21%)  Oxford Blue