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#8A6901

#8a6901 ≈ Golden Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a6901 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 41.18% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 99.28% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 45.55°, with 98.56% saturation and 27.25% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #8a6901
  2. #01228a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6901
  2. #01668a
  3. #24018a

Analogous

  1. #8a2401
  2. #8a6901
  3. #668a01

Triadic

  1. #8a6901
  2. #018a69
  3. #69018a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6901
  2. #228a01
  3. #01228a
  4. #69018a

Square

  1. #8a6901
  2. #018a24
  3. #01228a
  4. #8a0166

Monochromatic

  1. #140f00
  2. #3e2f00
  3. #8a6901
  4. #d6a302
  5. #fdca27

Shades

#8a6901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6901
  2. #7c5f01
  3. #6e5401
  4. #614a01
  5. #533f01
  6. #453501
  7. #372a00
  8. #292000
  9. #1c1500
  10. #0e0b00
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6901
  2. #96781a
  3. #a18734
  4. #ad964d
  5. #b9a567
  6. #c5b480
  7. #d0c399
  8. #dcd2b3
  9. #e8e1cc
  10. #f3f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6901
  2. #896b0e
  3. #886e1a
  4. #877027
  5. #867234
  6. #857541
  7. #84774d
  8. #83795a
  9. #827b67
  10. #817e73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6c56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80710b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975e59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846e07 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #926345 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6901 {
  color: #8a6901;
}
Background
.bg-8a6901 {
  background-color: #8a6901;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6901 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 105 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 99% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6901, #668a01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 105 1 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.15 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.42 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.65 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.65 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.74 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.19 #b87333 Copper ΔE 15.20 #7596fe Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a6901  rgb(138, 105, 1)  hsl(46, 99%, 27%)  Golden Brown
#01228a  rgb(1, 34, 138)  hsl(226, 99%, 27%)  Imperial Blue
#018a69  rgb(1, 138, 105)  hsl(166, 99%, 27%)  Viridian
#69018a  rgb(105, 1, 138)  hsl(286, 99%, 27%)  Indigo