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#8A6E2F

#8a6e2f ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a6e2f is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 43.14% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.29% magenta, 65.94% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 49.19% saturation and 36.27% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 7.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #2f4b8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #2f788a
  3. #402f8a

Analogous

  1. #8a402f
  2. #8a6e2f
  3. #788a2f

Triadic

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #2f8a6e
  3. #6e2f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #4b8a2f
  3. #2f4b8a
  4. #6e2f8a

Square

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #2f8a40
  3. #2f4b8a
  4. #8a2f78

Monochromatic

  1. #181308
  2. #51411c
  3. #8a6e2f
  4. #c09a46
  5. #d3b97f

Shades

#8a6e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #7c632a
  3. #6e5826
  4. #614d21
  5. #53421c
  6. #453718
  7. #372c13
  8. #29210e
  9. #1c1609
  10. #0e0b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #967d44
  3. #a18b59
  4. #ad9a6d
  5. #b9a882
  6. #c5b797
  7. #d0c5ac
  8. #dcd4c1
  9. #e8e2d5
  10. #f3f1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6e2f
  2. #897037
  3. #88723f
  4. #877347
  5. #86754f
  6. #857758
  7. #847960
  8. #837b68
  9. #827c70
  10. #817e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c705e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6e28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817531 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #956560 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #857230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #916951 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6e2f {
  color: #8a6e2f;
}
Background
.bg-8a6e2f {
  background-color: #8a6e2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6e2f {
  border: 2px solid #8a6e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 110 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 49% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6e2f, #788a2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 110 47 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.53 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 7.82 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.99 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.58 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.96 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 13.07 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.43 #7591d0 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#8a6e2f  rgb(138, 110, 47)  hsl(42, 49%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#2f4b8a  rgb(47, 75, 138)  hsl(222, 49%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#2f8a6e  rgb(47, 138, 110)  hsl(162, 49%, 36%)  Viridian
#6e2f8a  rgb(110, 47, 138)  hsl(282, 49%, 36%)  Eminence