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#8A470F

#8a470f ≈ Saddle Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a470f is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.84% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.55% magenta, 89.13% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 27.32°, with 80.39% saturation and 30% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saddle Brown (#8b4513), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0994

Complementary

  1. #8a470f
  2. #0f528a

Split complementary

  1. #8a470f
  2. #0f8a85
  3. #0f148a

Analogous

  1. #8a0f14
  2. #8a470f
  3. #8a850f

Triadic

  1. #8a470f
  2. #0f8a47
  3. #470f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a470f
  2. #528a0f
  3. #0f528a
  4. #470f8a

Square

  1. #8a470f
  2. #148a0f
  3. #0f528a
  4. #850f8a

Monochromatic

  1. #120902
  2. #452408
  3. #8a470f
  4. #cf6b17
  5. #eb9247

Shades

#8a470f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a470f
  2. #7c400e
  3. #6e390c
  4. #61320b
  5. #532b09
  6. #452408
  7. #371c06
  8. #291505
  9. #1c0e03
  10. #0e0702
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a470f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a470f
  2. #965927
  3. #a16c3f
  4. #ad7e57
  5. #b9916f
  6. #c5a387
  7. #d0b59f
  8. #dcc8b7
  9. #e8dacf
  10. #f3ede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a470f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a470f
  2. #894d1a
  3. #885226
  4. #875831
  5. #865e3c
  6. #856448
  7. #846953
  8. #836f5e
  9. #827569
  10. #817a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #705246 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b4f03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b5f0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98383d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #714c08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79560e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933e30 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a470f {
  color: #8a470f;
}
Background
.bg-8a470f {
  background-color: #8a470f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a470f {
  border: 2px solid #8a470f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a470f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 71 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 80% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a470f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a470f, #8a850f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a470f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 71 15 / 0.35);
}

#8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 1.63 #80461b Russet ΔE 3.04 #704214 Sepia ΔE 6.34 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.66 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 10.62 #b7410e Rust ΔE 10.83 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 11.38 #75b8f0 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Saddle Brown
#8a470f  rgb(138, 71, 15)  hsl(27, 80%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#0f528a  rgb(15, 82, 138)  hsl(207, 80%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#0f8a47  rgb(15, 138, 71)  hsl(147, 80%, 30%)  Sea Green
#470f8a  rgb(71, 15, 138)  hsl(267, 80%, 30%)  Indigo