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#A46C19

#a46c19 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a46c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 84.76% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 35.83°, with 73.54% saturation and 37.06% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 3.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1869

Complementary

  1. #a46c19
  2. #1951a4

Split complementary

  1. #a46c19
  2. #1996a4
  3. #2719a4

Analogous

  1. #a42719
  2. #a46c19
  3. #96a419

Triadic

  1. #a46c19
  2. #19a46c
  3. #6c19a4

Tetradic

  1. #a46c19
  2. #51a419
  3. #1951a4
  4. #6c19a4

Square

  1. #a46c19
  2. #19a427
  3. #1951a4
  4. #a41996

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1505
  2. #62400f
  3. #a46c19
  4. #df962b
  5. #e9b76d

Shades

#a46c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46c19
  2. #946117
  3. #835614
  4. #734c12
  5. #62410f
  6. #52360d
  7. #422b0a
  8. #312008
  9. #211605
  10. #100b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46c19
  2. #ad7b30
  3. #b68947
  4. #bf985e
  5. #c8a775
  6. #d2b68c
  7. #dbc4a3
  8. #e4d3ba
  9. #ede2d1
  10. #f6f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46c19
  2. #a06e23
  3. #9d702e
  4. #997238
  5. #967442
  6. #92764d
  7. #8e7857
  8. #8b7a61
  9. #877c6b
  10. #847e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c7360 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7005 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f6e0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96771b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad644a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46c19 {
  color: #a46c19;
}
Background
.bg-a46c19 {
  background-color: #a46c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a46c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 74% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46c19, #96a419);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 3.24 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.71 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.90 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.86 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.43 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.65 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.55 #5b93e6 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a46c19  rgb(164, 108, 25)  hsl(36, 74%, 37%)  Golden Brown
#1951a4  rgb(25, 81, 164)  hsl(216, 74%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#19a46c  rgb(25, 164, 108)  hsl(156, 74%, 37%)  Jade
#6c19a4  rgb(108, 25, 164)  hsl(276, 74%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple