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#8A6715

#8a6715 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a6715 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.39% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 84.78% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.05°, with 73.58% saturation and 31.18% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 5.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #8a6715
  2. #15388a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6715
  2. #15738a
  3. #2d158a

Analogous

  1. #8a2d15
  2. #8a6715
  3. #738a15

Triadic

  1. #8a6715
  2. #158a67
  3. #67158a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6715
  2. #388a15
  3. #15388a
  4. #67158a

Square

  1. #8a6715
  2. #158a2d
  3. #15388a
  4. #8a1573

Monochromatic

  1. #120d03
  2. #48350b
  3. #8a6715
  4. #cc991f
  5. #e5b953

Shades

#8a6715 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6715
  2. #7c5d13
  3. #6e5211
  4. #61480f
  5. #533e0d
  6. #45340b
  7. #372908
  8. #291f06
  9. #1c1504
  10. #0e0a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6715 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6715
  2. #96762c
  3. #a18544
  4. #ad955b
  5. #b9a473
  6. #c5b38a
  7. #d0c2a1
  8. #dcd1b9
  9. #e8e1d0
  10. #f3f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6715 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6715
  2. #896a20
  3. #886c2a
  4. #876f35
  5. #867140
  6. #85744b
  7. #847655
  8. #837960
  9. #827b6b
  10. #817e75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796a56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766701 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e701a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975c58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e670b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836d18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #926146 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6715 {
  color: #8a6715;
}
Background
.bg-8a6715 {
  background-color: #8a6715;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6715 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6715;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6715;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 74% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6715 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6715, #738a15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6715 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 21 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.57 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.17 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 9.69 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.53 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.88 #b87333 Copper ΔE 13.92 #808000 Olive ΔE 14.17 #7598ea Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a6715  rgb(138, 103, 21)  hsl(42, 74%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#15388a  rgb(21, 56, 138)  hsl(222, 74%, 31%)  Smalt
#158a67  rgb(21, 138, 103)  hsl(162, 74%, 31%)  Sea Green
#67158a  rgb(103, 21, 138)  hsl(282, 74%, 31%)  Eminence