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#856401

#856401 ≈ Golden Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#856401 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 99.25% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 98.51% saturation and 26.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.141

Complementary

  1. #856401
  2. #012285

Split complementary

  1. #856401
  2. #016485
  3. #220185

Analogous

  1. #852201
  2. #856401
  3. #648501

Triadic

  1. #856401
  2. #018564
  3. #640185

Tetradic

  1. #856401
  2. #228501
  3. #012285
  4. #640185

Square

  1. #856401
  2. #018522
  3. #012285
  4. #850164

Monochromatic

  1. #140f00
  2. #392b00
  3. #856401
  4. #d19d02
  5. #fdc622

Shades

#856401 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856401
  2. #785a01
  3. #6a5001
  4. #5d4601
  5. #503c01
  6. #433201
  7. #352800
  8. #281e00
  9. #1b1400
  10. #0d0a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#856401 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856401
  2. #91741a
  3. #9d8334
  4. #aa934d
  5. #b6a267
  6. #c2b280
  7. #cec199
  8. #dad1b3
  9. #e7e0cc
  10. #f3f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856401 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856401
  2. #85670e
  3. #846a1a
  4. #846c27
  5. #836f34
  6. #837241
  7. #82754d
  8. #82785a
  9. #817a67
  10. #817d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #756752 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #915954 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6906 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d5e42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856401 {
  color: #856401;
}
Background
.bg-856401 {
  background-color: #856401;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856401 {
  border: 2px solid #856401;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856401;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 99% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856401 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856401, #648501);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856401 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 1 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.08 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.70 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.06 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.99 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 15.20 #704214 Sepia ΔE 15.23 #7a9bfe Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#856401  rgb(133, 100, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 26%)  Golden Brown
#012285  rgb(1, 34, 133)  hsl(225, 99%, 26%)  Imperial Blue
#018564  rgb(1, 133, 100)  hsl(165, 99%, 26%)  Viridian
#640185  rgb(100, 1, 133)  hsl(285, 99%, 26%)  Indigo