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#A27C19

#a27c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a27c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 84.57% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 43.36°, with 73.26% saturation and 36.67% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2217

Complementary

  1. #a27c19
  2. #193fa2

Split complementary

  1. #a27c19
  2. #1984a2
  3. #3819a2

Analogous

  1. #a23819
  2. #a27c19
  3. #84a219

Triadic

  1. #a27c19
  2. #19a27c
  3. #7c19a2

Tetradic

  1. #a27c19
  2. #3fa219
  3. #193fa2
  4. #7c19a2

Square

  1. #a27c19
  2. #19a238
  3. #193fa2
  4. #a21984

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1705
  2. #60490f
  3. #a27c19
  4. #deac29
  5. #e8c66c

Shades

#a27c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a27c19
  2. #927017
  3. #826314
  4. #715712
  5. #614a0f
  6. #513e0d
  7. #41320a
  8. #312508
  9. #201905
  10. #100c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a27c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a27c19
  2. #ab8930
  3. #b59647
  4. #bea35e
  5. #c7b075
  6. #d1be8c
  7. #dacba3
  8. #e3d8ba
  9. #ece5d1
  10. #f6f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a27c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a27c19
  2. #9f7c23
  3. #9b7d2e
  4. #987d38
  5. #947e42
  6. #917e4d
  7. #8e7e57
  8. #8a7f61
  9. #877f6b
  10. #838076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96861f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0706a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #967c0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b821d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab7555 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a27c19 {
  color: #a27c19;
}
Background
.bg-a27c19 {
  background-color: #a27c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a27c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a27c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a27c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a27c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a27c19, #84a219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a27c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.58 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.71 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.20 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.30 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.30 #cd853f Peru ΔE 13.39 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 13.46 #5d83e6 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a27c19  rgb(162, 124, 25)  hsl(43, 73%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#193fa2  rgb(25, 63, 162)  hsl(223, 73%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#19a27c  rgb(25, 162, 124)  hsl(163, 73%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#7c19a2  rgb(124, 25, 162)  hsl(283, 73%, 37%)  Purple Heart