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#8A6729

#8a6729 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a6729 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 70.29% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 38.35°, with 54.19% saturation and 35.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 5.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #8a6729
  2. #294c8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6729
  2. #297d8a
  3. #37298a

Analogous

  1. #8a3729
  2. #8a6729
  3. #7d8a29

Triadic

  1. #8a6729
  2. #298a67
  3. #67298a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6729
  2. #4c8a29
  3. #294c8a
  4. #67298a

Square

  1. #8a6729
  2. #298a37
  3. #294c8a
  4. #8a297d

Monochromatic

  1. #140f06
  2. #4f3b17
  3. #8a6729
  4. #c5933b
  5. #d6b376

Shades

#8a6729 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6729
  2. #7c5d25
  3. #6e5221
  4. #61481d
  5. #533e19
  6. #453415
  7. #372910
  8. #291f0c
  9. #1c1508
  10. #0e0a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6729 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6729
  2. #96763e
  3. #a18554
  4. #ad9569
  5. #b9a47f
  6. #c5b394
  7. #d0c2a9
  8. #dcd1bf
  9. #e8e1d4
  10. #f3f0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6729 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6729
  2. #896a32
  3. #886c3a
  4. #876f43
  5. #86714c
  6. #857455
  7. #84765d
  8. #837966
  9. #827b6f
  10. #817e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6b59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756822 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d702b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #965d5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6725 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826d2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91614b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6729 {
  color: #8a6729;
}
Background
.bg-8a6729 {
  background-color: #8a6729;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6729 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6729;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6729;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 54% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6729 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6729, #7d8a29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6729 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 41 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.15 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 6.76 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.51 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 10.98 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.60 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 12.97 #704214 Sepia ΔE 13.70 #7598d6 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a6729  rgb(138, 103, 41)  hsl(38, 54%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#294c8a  rgb(41, 76, 138)  hsl(218, 54%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#298a67  rgb(41, 138, 103)  hsl(158, 54%, 35%)  Sea Green
#67298a  rgb(103, 41, 138)  hsl(278, 54%, 35%)  Eminence