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#8A6906

#8a6906 ≈ Golden Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a6906 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 91.67% saturation and 28.24% 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 6.94.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #8a6906
  2. #06278a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6906
  2. #06698a
  3. #27068a

Analogous

  1. #8a2706
  2. #8a6906
  3. #698a06

Triadic

  1. #8a6906
  2. #068a69
  3. #69068a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6906
  2. #278a06
  3. #06278a
  4. #69068a

Square

  1. #8a6906
  2. #068a27
  3. #06278a
  4. #8a0669

Monochromatic

  1. #140f01
  2. #413103
  3. #8a6906
  4. #d3a109
  5. #f6c533

Shades

#8a6906 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6906
  2. #7c5f05
  3. #6e5405
  4. #614a04
  5. #533f04
  6. #453503
  7. #372a02
  8. #292002
  9. #1c1501
  10. #0e0b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6906 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6906
  2. #96781f
  3. #a18738
  4. #ad9651
  5. #b9a56a
  6. #c5b483
  7. #d0c39b
  8. #dcd2b4
  9. #e8e1cd
  10. #f3f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6906 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6906
  2. #896b12
  3. #886e1e
  4. #87702b
  5. #867237
  6. #857543
  7. #84774f
  8. #83795b
  9. #827b68
  10. #817e74
  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 #80710f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975e59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846e0c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #926346 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6906 {
  color: #8a6906;
}
Background
.bg-8a6906 {
  background-color: #8a6906;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6906 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6906;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6906;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 105 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 92% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6906 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6906, #698a06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6906 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 105 6 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.94 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.23 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.31 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.60 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.74 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.22 #b87333 Copper ΔE 14.99 #7596f9 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a6906  rgb(138, 105, 6)  hsl(45, 92%, 28%)  Golden Brown
#06278a  rgb(6, 39, 138)  hsl(225, 92%, 28%)  Imperial Blue
#068a69  rgb(6, 138, 105)  hsl(165, 92%, 28%)  Viridian
#69068a  rgb(105, 6, 138)  hsl(285, 92%, 28%)  Indigo