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#856428

#856428 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#856428 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 69.92% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 38.71°, with 53.76% saturation and 33.92% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1425

Complementary

  1. #856428
  2. #284985

Split complementary

  1. #856428
  2. #287785
  3. #352885

Analogous

  1. #853528
  2. #856428
  3. #778528

Triadic

  1. #856428
  2. #288564
  3. #642885

Tetradic

  1. #856428
  2. #498528
  3. #284985
  4. #642885

Square

  1. #856428
  2. #288535
  3. #284985
  4. #852877

Monochromatic

  1. #100c05
  2. #4a3816
  3. #856428
  4. #c0903a
  5. #d4b172

Shades

#856428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856428
  2. #785a24
  3. #6a5020
  4. #5d461c
  5. #503c18
  6. #433214
  7. #352810
  8. #281e0c
  9. #1b1408
  10. #0d0a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#856428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856428
  2. #91743e
  3. #9d8353
  4. #aa9369
  5. #b6a27e
  6. #c2b294
  7. #cec1a9
  8. #dad1bf
  9. #e7e0d4
  10. #f3f0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856428
  2. #856731
  3. #846a3a
  4. #846c42
  5. #836f4b
  6. #837254
  7. #82755d
  8. #827866
  9. #817a6e
  10. #817d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #756756 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716521 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #905a57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6424 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c5e49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856428 {
  color: #856428;
}
Background
.bg-856428 {
  background-color: #856428;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856428 {
  border: 2px solid #856428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 54% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856428, #778528);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 40 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.09 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 6.40 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 7.08 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.00 #704214 Sepia ΔE 12.72 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 13.08 #80461b Russet ΔE 13.28 #7a9bd7 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#856428  rgb(133, 100, 40)  hsl(39, 54%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#284985  rgb(40, 73, 133)  hsl(219, 54%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#288564  rgb(40, 133, 100)  hsl(159, 54%, 34%)  Viridian
#642885  rgb(100, 40, 133)  hsl(279, 54%, 34%)  Eminence