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#462800

#462800 ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#462800 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 15.69% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 100% yellow and 72.55% black. Its hue angle is 34.29°, with 100% saturation and 13.73% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 9.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0282

Complementary

  1. #462800
  2. #001e46

Split complementary

  1. #462800
  2. #004146
  3. #050046

Analogous

  1. #460500
  2. #462800
  3. #414600

Triadic

  1. #462800
  2. #004628
  3. #280046

Tetradic

  1. #462800
  2. #1e4600
  3. #001e46
  4. #280046

Square

  1. #462800
  2. #004605
  3. #001e46
  4. #460041

Monochromatic

  1. #140c00
  2. #140c00
  3. #462800
  4. #935400
  5. #df7f00

Shades

#462800 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #462800
  2. #3f2400
  3. #382000
  4. #311c00
  5. #2a1800
  6. #231400
  7. #1c1000
  8. #150c00
  9. #0e0800
  10. #070400
  11. #000000

Tints

#462800 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #462800
  2. #593e1a
  3. #6b5333
  4. #7e694d
  5. #907e66
  6. #a39480
  7. #b5a999
  8. #c8bfb3
  9. #dad4cc
  10. #edeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#462800 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #462800
  2. #4c310d
  3. #523a1a
  4. #574226
  5. #5d4b33
  6. #635440
  7. #695d4d
  8. #6f665a
  9. #746e66
  10. #7a7773
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #392c23 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #322b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393201 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e2121 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b2a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f2e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b2418 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-462800 {
  color: #462800;
}
Background
.bg-462800 {
  background-color: #462800;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-462800 {
  border: 2px solid #462800;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #462800;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 40 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 100% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-462800 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #462800, #414600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-462800 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 40 0 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.18 #704214 Sepia ΔE 10.56 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 12.54 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 13.65 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.91 #80461b Russet ΔE 14.21 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 15.19 #b9d7ff Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Bistre
#462800  rgb(70, 40, 0)  hsl(34, 100%, 14%)  Bistre
#001e46  rgb(0, 30, 70)  hsl(214, 100%, 14%)  Oxford Blue
#004628  rgb(0, 70, 40)  hsl(154, 100%, 14%)  British Racing Green
#280046  rgb(40, 0, 70)  hsl(274, 100%, 14%)  Persian Indigo