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#856C19

#856c19 ≈ Golden Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#856c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.8% magenta, 81.2% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.11°, with 68.35% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 9.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1578

Complementary

  1. #856c19
  2. #193285

Split complementary

  1. #856c19
  2. #196885
  3. #361985

Analogous

  1. #853619
  2. #856c19
  3. #688519

Triadic

  1. #856c19
  2. #19856c
  3. #6c1985

Tetradic

  1. #856c19
  2. #328519
  3. #193285
  4. #6c1985

Square

  1. #856c19
  2. #198536
  3. #193285
  4. #851968

Monochromatic

  1. #110e03
  2. #45380d
  3. #856c19
  4. #c5a025
  5. #e0c057

Shades

#856c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856c19
  2. #786117
  3. #6a5614
  4. #5d4c12
  5. #50410f
  6. #43360d
  7. #352b0a
  8. #282008
  9. #1b1605
  10. #0d0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#856c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856c19
  2. #917b30
  3. #9d8947
  4. #aa985e
  5. #b6a775
  6. #c2b68c
  7. #cec4a3
  8. #dad3ba
  9. #e7e2d1
  10. #f3f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856c19
  2. #856e23
  3. #84702e
  4. #847238
  5. #837442
  6. #83764d
  7. #827857
  8. #827a61
  9. #817c6b
  10. #817e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786e58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #796b07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f721e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91625c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6b10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826f1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c664a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856c19 {
  color: #856c19;
}
Background
.bg-856c19 {
  background-color: #856c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856c19 {
  border: 2px solid #856c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 68% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856c19, #688519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.04 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.92 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.58 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.78 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.98 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 14.80 #b87333 Copper ΔE 16.35 #7a93e6 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#856c19  rgb(133, 108, 25)  hsl(46, 68%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#193285  rgb(25, 50, 133)  hsl(226, 68%, 31%)  Smalt
#19856c  rgb(25, 133, 108)  hsl(166, 68%, 31%)  Viridian
#6c1985  rgb(108, 25, 133)  hsl(286, 68%, 31%)  Eminence