ColorTool
Log in
#A6712E

#a6712e ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#a6712e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 44.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.93% magenta, 72.29% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 33.5°, with 56.6% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 5.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#996633
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2011

Complementary

  1. #a6712e
  2. #2e63a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6712e
  2. #2e9fa6
  3. #352ea6

Analogous

  1. #a6352e
  2. #a6712e
  3. #9fa62e

Triadic

  1. #a6712e
  2. #2ea671
  3. #712ea6

Tetradic

  1. #a6712e
  2. #63a62e
  3. #2e63a6
  4. #712ea6

Square

  1. #a6712e
  2. #2ea635
  3. #2e63a6
  4. #a62e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1f0d
  2. #6a481d
  3. #a6712e
  4. #cf9852
  5. #e0bb8d

Shades

#a6712e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6712e
  2. #956629
  3. #855a25
  4. #744f20
  5. #64441c
  6. #533917
  7. #422d12
  8. #32220e
  9. #211709
  10. #110b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6712e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6712e
  2. #af7f43
  3. #b88d58
  4. #c19c6d
  5. #caaa82
  6. #d3b897
  7. #dbc6ab
  8. #e4d4c0
  9. #ede3d5
  10. #f6f1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6712e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6712e
  2. #a27336
  3. #9e743e
  4. #9b7647
  5. #97774f
  6. #937957
  7. #8f7a5f
  8. #8b7c67
  9. #887d70
  10. #847f78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f7866 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837426 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927329 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #997b2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af6a53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-a6712e {
  color: #a6712e;
}
Background
.bg-a6712e {
  background-color: #a6712e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6712e {
  border: 2px solid #a6712e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6712e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 113 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6712e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6712e, #9fa62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6712e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 113 46 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.17 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.18 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.86 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.91 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.04 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.26 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.82 #598ed1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a6712e  rgb(166, 113, 46)  hsl(34, 57%, 42%)  Golden Brown
#2e63a6  rgb(46, 99, 166)  hsl(214, 57%, 42%)  Lapis Lazuli
#2ea671  rgb(46, 166, 113)  hsl(154, 57%, 42%)  Jade
#712ea6  rgb(113, 46, 166)  hsl(274, 57%, 42%)  Purple Heart