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#8A6701

#8a6701 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a6701 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.39% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 99.28% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 44.67°, with 98.56% saturation and 27.25% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1511

Complementary

  1. #8a6701
  2. #01248a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6701
  2. #01688a
  3. #22018a

Analogous

  1. #8a2201
  2. #8a6701
  3. #688a01

Triadic

  1. #8a6701
  2. #018a67
  3. #67018a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6701
  2. #248a01
  3. #01248a
  4. #67018a

Square

  1. #8a6701
  2. #018a22
  3. #01248a
  4. #8a0168

Monochromatic

  1. #140f00
  2. #3e2e00
  3. #8a6701
  4. #d6a002
  5. #fdc727

Shades

#8a6701 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6701
  2. #7c5d01
  3. #6e5201
  4. #614801
  5. #533e01
  6. #453401
  7. #372900
  8. #291f00
  9. #1c1500
  10. #0e0a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6701 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6701
  2. #96761a
  3. #a18534
  4. #ad954d
  5. #b9a467
  6. #c5b380
  7. #d0c299
  8. #dcd1b3
  9. #e8e1cc
  10. #f3f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6701 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6701
  2. #896a0e
  3. #886c1a
  4. #876f27
  5. #867134
  6. #857441
  7. #84764d
  8. #83795a
  9. #827b67
  10. #817e73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796a55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e700a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975c57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836d07 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #926044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6701 {
  color: #8a6701;
}
Background
.bg-8a6701 {
  background-color: #8a6701;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6701 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6701;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6701;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 99% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6701 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6701, #688a01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6701 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 1 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.42 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.95 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.30 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.13 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.62 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.62 #b87333 Copper ΔE 14.85 #7598fe Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a6701  rgb(138, 103, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 27%)  Golden Brown
#01248a  rgb(1, 36, 138)  hsl(225, 99%, 27%)  Imperial Blue
#018a67  rgb(1, 138, 103)  hsl(165, 99%, 27%)  Sea Green
#67018a  rgb(103, 1, 138)  hsl(285, 99%, 27%)  Indigo