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#5E400A

#5e400a ≈ Sepia

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5e400a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.91% magenta, 89.36% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 38.57°, with 80.77% saturation and 20.39% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sepia (#704214), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0607

Complementary

  1. #5e400a
  2. #0a285e

Split complementary

  1. #5e400a
  2. #0a525e
  3. #160a5e

Analogous

  1. #5e160a
  2. #5e400a
  3. #525e0a

Triadic

  1. #5e400a
  2. #0a5e40
  3. #400a5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e400a
  2. #285e0a
  3. #0a285e
  4. #400a5e

Square

  1. #5e400a
  2. #0a5e16
  3. #0a285e
  4. #5e0a52

Monochromatic

  1. #120d02
  2. #191103
  3. #5e400a
  4. #a36f11
  5. #e79e1a

Shades

#5e400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e400a
  2. #553a09
  3. #4b3308
  4. #422d07
  5. #382606
  6. #2f2005
  7. #261a04
  8. #1c1303
  9. #130d02
  10. #090601
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e400a
  2. #6e5323
  3. #7e663b
  4. #8e7954
  5. #9e8c6c
  6. #afa085
  7. #bfb39d
  8. #cfc6b6
  9. #dfd9ce
  10. #efece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e400a
  2. #614616
  3. #654d22
  4. #68532d
  5. #6c5a39
  6. #6f6045
  7. #726651
  8. #766d5d
  9. #797368
  10. #7d7a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504337 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4101 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #52490c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #673836 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #534105 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #57450b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #643b2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e400a {
  color: #5e400a;
}
Background
.bg-5e400a {
  background-color: #5e400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e400a {
  border: 2px solid #5e400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 81% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e400a, #525e0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#704214 Sepia ΔE 6.40 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 6.95 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 10.55 #80461b Russet ΔE 10.71 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 13.13 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.06 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.17 #a1bff5 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Sepia
#5e400a  rgb(94, 64, 10)  hsl(39, 81%, 20%)  Sepia
#0a285e  rgb(10, 40, 94)  hsl(219, 81%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#0a5e40  rgb(10, 94, 64)  hsl(159, 81%, 20%)  Hunter Green
#400a5e  rgb(64, 10, 94)  hsl(279, 81%, 20%)  Indigo