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#856416

#856416 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#856416 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 83.46% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 42.16°, with 71.61% saturation and 30.39% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1416

Complementary

  1. #856416
  2. #163785

Split complementary

  1. #856416
  2. #166e85
  3. #2c1685

Analogous

  1. #852c16
  2. #856416
  3. #6e8516

Triadic

  1. #856416
  2. #168564
  3. #641685

Tetradic

  1. #856416
  2. #378516
  3. #163785
  4. #641685

Square

  1. #856416
  2. #16852c
  3. #163785
  4. #85166e

Monochromatic

  1. #120d03
  2. #43330b
  3. #856416
  4. #c79521
  5. #e2b752

Shades

#856416 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856416
  2. #785a14
  3. #6a5012
  4. #5d460f
  5. #503c0d
  6. #43320b
  7. #352809
  8. #281e07
  9. #1b1404
  10. #0d0a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#856416 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856416
  2. #91742d
  3. #9d8345
  4. #aa935c
  5. #b6a273
  6. #c2b28b
  7. #cec1a2
  8. #dad1b9
  9. #e7e0d0
  10. #f3f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856416 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856416
  2. #856721
  3. #846a2b
  4. #846c36
  5. #836f40
  6. #83724b
  7. #827556
  8. #827860
  9. #817a6b
  10. #817d75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #756754 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726405 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6d1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #915a55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a640d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6919 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c5e44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856416 {
  color: #856416;
}
Background
.bg-856416 {
  background-color: #856416;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856416 {
  border: 2px solid #856416;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856416;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 72% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856416 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856416, #6e8516);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856416 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 22 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.30 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 7.73 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 9.23 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.41 #704214 Sepia ΔE 14.10 #808000 Olive ΔE 14.56 #b87333 Copper ΔE 14.97 #7a9be9 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#856416  rgb(133, 100, 22)  hsl(42, 72%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#163785  rgb(22, 55, 133)  hsl(222, 72%, 30%)  Smalt
#168564  rgb(22, 133, 100)  hsl(162, 72%, 30%)  Viridian
#641685  rgb(100, 22, 133)  hsl(282, 72%, 30%)  Eminence