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#81542E

#81542e ≈ Russet

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#81542e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 32.94% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.88% magenta, 64.34% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 27.47°, with 47.43% saturation and 34.31% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Russet (#80461b), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1121

Complementary

  1. #81542e
  2. #2e5b81

Split complementary

  1. #81542e
  2. #2e817d
  3. #2e3181

Analogous

  1. #812e31
  2. #81542e
  3. #817d2e

Triadic

  1. #81542e
  2. #2e8154
  3. #542e81

Tetradic

  1. #81542e
  2. #5b812e
  3. #2e5b81
  4. #542e81

Square

  1. #81542e
  2. #31812e
  3. #2e5b81
  4. #7d2e81

Monochromatic

  1. #100b06
  2. #492f1a
  3. #81542e
  4. #b97942
  5. #cfa079

Shades

#81542e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81542e
  2. #744c29
  3. #674325
  4. #5a3b20
  5. #4d321c
  6. #412a17
  7. #342212
  8. #27190e
  9. #1a1109
  10. #0d0805
  11. #000000

Tints

#81542e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81542e
  2. #8e6543
  3. #9a7658
  4. #a7876d
  5. #b39882
  6. #c0aa97
  7. #cdbbab
  8. #d9ccc0
  9. #e6ddd5
  10. #f2eeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81542e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81542e
  2. #815836
  3. #815d3e
  4. #816147
  5. #81664f
  6. #816a57
  7. #806e5f
  8. #807367
  9. #807770
  10. #807c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e5a4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62582a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c622e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c4a4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70562c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755d2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #884e41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81542e {
  color: #81542e;
}
Background
.bg-81542e {
  background-color: #81542e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-81542e {
  border: 2px solid #81542e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81542e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 84 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 47% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81542e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81542e, #817d2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81542e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 84 46 / 0.35);
}

#80461b Russet ΔE 5.07 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 6.00 #704214 Sepia ΔE 6.43 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 6.81 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 7.67 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.78 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.75 #7eabd1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Russet
#81542e  rgb(129, 84, 46)  hsl(27, 47%, 34%)  Russet
#2e5b81  rgb(46, 91, 129)  hsl(207, 47%, 34%)  Lapis Lazuli
#2e8154  rgb(46, 129, 84)  hsl(147, 47%, 34%)  Sea Green
#542e81  rgb(84, 46, 129)  hsl(267, 47%, 34%)  Rebecca Purple