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#A6742E

#a6742e ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a6742e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 45.49% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.12% magenta, 72.29% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 35°, 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.208

Complementary

  1. #a6742e
  2. #2e60a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6742e
  2. #2e9ca6
  3. #382ea6

Analogous

  1. #a6382e
  2. #a6742e
  3. #9ca62e

Triadic

  1. #a6742e
  2. #2ea674
  3. #742ea6

Tetradic

  1. #a6742e
  2. #60a62e
  3. #2e60a6
  4. #742ea6

Square

  1. #a6742e
  2. #2ea638
  3. #2e60a6
  4. #a62e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #2e200d
  2. #6a4a1d
  3. #a6742e
  4. #cf9b52
  5. #e0bd8d

Shades

#a6742e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6742e
  2. #956829
  3. #855d25
  4. #745120
  5. #64461c
  6. #533a17
  7. #422e12
  8. #32230e
  9. #211709
  10. #110c05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6742e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6742e
  2. #af8243
  3. #b89058
  4. #c19e6d
  5. #caac82
  6. #d3ba97
  7. #dbc7ab
  8. #e4d5c0
  9. #ede3d5
  10. #f6f1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6742e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6742e
  2. #a27536
  3. #9e763e
  4. #9b7847
  5. #97794f
  6. #937a57
  7. #8f7b5f
  8. #8b7c67
  9. #887e70
  10. #847f78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907a67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857725 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56765 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #947629 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a7d2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af6d54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6742e {
  color: #a6742e;
}
Background
.bg-a6742e {
  background-color: #a6742e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6742e {
  border: 2px solid #a6742e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6742e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 116 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6742e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6742e, #9ca62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6742e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 116 46 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.76 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.05 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.90 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.98 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.29 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.35 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.47 #598bd1 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a6742e  rgb(166, 116, 46)  hsl(35, 57%, 42%)  Golden Brown
#2e60a6  rgb(46, 96, 166)  hsl(215, 57%, 42%)  Lapis Lazuli
#2ea674  rgb(46, 166, 116)  hsl(155, 57%, 42%)  Jade
#742ea6  rgb(116, 46, 166)  hsl(275, 57%, 42%)  Purple Heart