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#8A640E

#8a640e ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a640e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 39.22% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.54% magenta, 89.86% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 41.61°, with 81.58% saturation and 29.8% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 4.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #8a640e
  2. #0e348a

Split complementary

  1. #8a640e
  2. #0e728a
  3. #260e8a

Analogous

  1. #8a260e
  2. #8a640e
  3. #728a0e

Triadic

  1. #8a640e
  2. #0e8a64
  3. #640e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a640e
  2. #348a0e
  3. #0e348a
  4. #640e8a

Square

  1. #8a640e
  2. #0e8a26
  3. #0e348a
  4. #8a0e72

Monochromatic

  1. #130d02
  2. #453207
  3. #8a640e
  4. #cf9615
  5. #ecb945

Shades

#8a640e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a640e
  2. #7c5a0d
  3. #6e500b
  4. #61460a
  5. #533c08
  6. #453207
  7. #372806
  8. #291e04
  9. #1c1403
  10. #0e0a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a640e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a640e
  2. #967426
  3. #a1833e
  4. #ad9356
  5. #b9a26e
  6. #c5b287
  7. #d0c19f
  8. #dcd1b7
  9. #e8e0cf
  10. #f3f0e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a640e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a640e
  2. #896719
  3. #886a25
  4. #876c30
  5. #866f3c
  6. #857247
  7. #847552
  8. #83785e
  9. #827a69
  10. #817d75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786854 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6e13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975955 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6501 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #925d43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a640e {
  color: #8a640e;
}
Background
.bg-8a640e {
  background-color: #8a640e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a640e {
  border: 2px solid #8a640e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a640e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 100 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 82% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a640e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a640e, #728a0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a640e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 100 14 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 4.92 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.92 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 9.91 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 10.93 #b87333 Copper ΔE 13.87 #704214 Sepia ΔE 14.19 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.56 #759bf1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a640e  rgb(138, 100, 14)  hsl(42, 82%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#0e348a  rgb(14, 52, 138)  hsl(222, 82%, 30%)  Smalt
#0e8a64  rgb(14, 138, 100)  hsl(162, 82%, 30%)  Sea Green
#640e8a  rgb(100, 14, 138)  hsl(282, 82%, 30%)  Indigo