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#8E6C19

#8e6c19 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8e6c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.94% magenta, 82.39% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 42.56°, with 70.06% saturation and 32.75% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 6.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1655

Complementary

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #193b8e

Split complementary

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #19768e
  3. #31198e

Analogous

  1. #8e3119
  2. #8e6c19
  3. #768e19

Triadic

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #198e6c
  3. #6c198e

Tetradic

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #3b8e19
  3. #193b8e
  4. #6c198e

Square

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #198e31
  3. #193b8e
  4. #8e1976

Monochromatic

  1. #110d03
  2. #4d3b0e
  3. #8e6c19
  4. #cf9d24
  5. #e3bc5d

Shades

#8e6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #806117
  3. #725614
  4. #634c12
  5. #55410f
  6. #47360d
  7. #392b0a
  8. #2b2008
  9. #1c1605
  10. #0e0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #997b30
  3. #a58947
  4. #b0985e
  5. #bba775
  6. #c7b68c
  7. #d2c4a3
  8. #ddd3ba
  9. #e8e2d1
  10. #f4f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e6c19
  2. #8d6e23
  3. #8b702e
  4. #8a7238
  5. #887442
  6. #87764d
  7. #867857
  8. #847a61
  9. #837c6b
  10. #817e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6f5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6c06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83751e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b615c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #836c10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87711c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96664a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e6c19 {
  color: #8e6c19;
}
Background
.bg-8e6c19 {
  background-color: #8e6c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #8e6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 70% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e6c19, #768e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.09 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.24 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.74 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.62 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 12.10 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.88 #b87333 Copper ΔE 13.37 #7193e6 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8e6c19  rgb(142, 108, 25)  hsl(43, 70%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#193b8e  rgb(25, 59, 142)  hsl(223, 70%, 33%)  Smalt
#198e6c  rgb(25, 142, 108)  hsl(163, 70%, 33%)  Sea Green
#6c198e  rgb(108, 25, 142)  hsl(283, 70%, 33%)  Eminence