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#8A6508

#8a6508 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a6508 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 39.61% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.81% magenta, 94.2% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.92°, with 89.04% saturation and 28.63% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 5.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #8a6508
  2. #082d8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6508
  2. #086e8a
  3. #24088a

Analogous

  1. #8a2408
  2. #8a6508
  3. #6e8a08

Triadic

  1. #8a6508
  2. #088a65
  3. #65088a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6508
  2. #2d8a08
  3. #082d8a
  4. #65088a

Square

  1. #8a6508
  2. #088a24
  3. #082d8a
  4. #8a086e

Monochromatic

  1. #130e01
  2. #423004
  3. #8a6508
  4. #d29a0c
  5. #f3be38

Shades

#8a6508 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6508
  2. #7c5b07
  3. #6e5106
  4. #614706
  5. #533d05
  6. #453304
  7. #372803
  8. #291e02
  9. #1c1402
  10. #0e0a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6508 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6508
  2. #967421
  3. #a18439
  4. #ad9352
  5. #b9a36b
  6. #c5b284
  7. #d0c19c
  8. #dcd1b5
  9. #e8e0ce
  10. #f3f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6508 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6508
  2. #896814
  3. #886a20
  4. #876d2c
  5. #867038
  6. #857344
  7. #847550
  8. #83785c
  9. #827b68
  10. #817d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796954 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d6f0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975a55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826b0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #925e43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6508 {
  color: #8a6508;
}
Background
.bg-8a6508 {
  background-color: #8a6508;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6508 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6508;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6508;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 101 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6508 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6508, #6e8a08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6508 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 101 8 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.46 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.29 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.49 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.36 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.19 #b87333 Copper ΔE 14.26 #808000 Olive ΔE 14.76 #759af7 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a6508  rgb(138, 101, 8)  hsl(43, 89%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#082d8a  rgb(8, 45, 138)  hsl(223, 89%, 29%)  Smalt
#088a65  rgb(8, 138, 101)  hsl(163, 89%, 29%)  Sea Green
#65088a  rgb(101, 8, 138)  hsl(283, 89%, 29%)  Indigo