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#AA6C19

#aa6c19 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa6c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 34.34°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 3.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1934

Complementary

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #1957aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #19a0aa
  3. #2319aa

Analogous

  1. #aa2319
  2. #aa6c19
  3. #a0aa19

Triadic

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #19aa6c
  3. #6c19aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #57aa19
  3. #1957aa
  4. #6c19aa

Square

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #19aa23
  3. #1957aa
  4. #aa19a0

Monochromatic

  1. #251705
  2. #67420f
  3. #aa6c19
  4. #e0952f
  5. #eab772

Shades

#aa6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #996117
  3. #885614
  4. #774c12
  5. #66410f
  6. #55360d
  7. #442b0a
  8. #332008
  9. #221605
  10. #110b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #b37b30
  3. #bb8947
  4. #c4985e
  5. #cca775
  6. #d5b68c
  7. #ddc4a3
  8. #e6d3ba
  9. #eee2d1
  10. #f7f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa6c19
  2. #a66e23
  3. #a2702e
  4. #9d7238
  5. #997442
  6. #95764d
  7. #917857
  8. #8d7a61
  9. #887c6b
  10. #847e76
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907461 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807105 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5d5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #936f0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b781a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4634a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa6c19 {
  color: #aa6c19;
}
Background
.bg-aa6c19 {
  background-color: #aa6c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #aa6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa6c19, #a0aa19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 3.28 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 4.50 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.44 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.25 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.27 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.35 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.72 #5593e6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ginger
#aa6c19  rgb(170, 108, 25)  hsl(34, 74%, 38%)  Ginger
#1957aa  rgb(25, 87, 170)  hsl(214, 74%, 38%)  Sapphire
#19aa6c  rgb(25, 170, 108)  hsl(154, 74%, 38%)  Jade
#6c19aa  rgb(108, 25, 170)  hsl(274, 74%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple