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#856427

#856427 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#856427 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 70.68% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 38.94°, with 54.65% saturation and 33.73% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1425

Complementary

  1. #856427
  2. #274885

Split complementary

  1. #856427
  2. #277785
  3. #352785

Analogous

  1. #853527
  2. #856427
  3. #778527

Triadic

  1. #856427
  2. #278564
  3. #642785

Tetradic

  1. #856427
  2. #488527
  3. #274885
  4. #642785

Square

  1. #856427
  2. #278535
  3. #274885
  4. #852777

Monochromatic

  1. #100c05
  2. #4a3816
  3. #856427
  4. #c09038
  5. #d5b270

Shades

#856427 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856427
  2. #785a23
  3. #6a501f
  4. #5d461b
  5. #503c17
  6. #433214
  7. #352810
  8. #281e0c
  9. #1b1408
  10. #0d0a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#856427 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856427
  2. #91743d
  3. #9d8352
  4. #aa9368
  5. #b6a27d
  6. #c2b293
  7. #cec1a9
  8. #dad1be
  9. #e7e0d4
  10. #f3f0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856427 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856427
  2. #856730
  3. #846a39
  4. #846c42
  5. #836f4b
  6. #837254
  7. #82755c
  8. #827865
  9. #817a6e
  10. #817d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #756756 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716520 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #915a57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6423 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c5e48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856427 {
  color: #856427;
}
Background
.bg-856427 {
  background-color: #856427;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856427 {
  border: 2px solid #856427;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856427;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 55% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856427 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856427, #778527);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856427 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 39 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.06 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 6.59 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 7.08 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.01 #704214 Sepia ΔE 12.80 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 13.23 #80461b Russet ΔE 13.39 #7a9bd8 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#856427  rgb(133, 100, 39)  hsl(39, 55%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#274885  rgb(39, 72, 133)  hsl(219, 55%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#278564  rgb(39, 133, 100)  hsl(159, 55%, 34%)  Viridian
#642785  rgb(100, 39, 133)  hsl(279, 55%, 34%)  Eminence