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#8B520B

#8b520b ≈ Russet

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8b520b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 32.16% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.01% magenta, 92.09% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 33.28°, with 85.33% saturation and 29.41% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Russet (#80461b), ΔE 6.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #8b520b
  2. #0b448b

Split complementary

  1. #8b520b
  2. #0b848b
  3. #120b8b

Analogous

  1. #8b120b
  2. #8b520b
  3. #848b0b

Triadic

  1. #8b520b
  2. #0b8b52
  3. #520b8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b520b
  2. #448b0b
  3. #0b448b
  4. #520b8b

Square

  1. #8b520b
  2. #0b8b12
  3. #0b448b
  4. #8b0b84

Monochromatic

  1. #130b01
  2. #442805
  3. #8b520b
  4. #d27c11
  5. #f0a13f

Shades

#8b520b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b520b
  2. #7d4a0a
  3. #6f4209
  4. #613908
  5. #533107
  6. #462906
  7. #382104
  8. #2a1903
  9. #1c1002
  10. #0e0801
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b520b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b520b
  2. #976323
  3. #a2753c
  4. #ae8654
  5. #b9976d
  6. #c5a985
  7. #d1ba9d
  8. #dccbb6
  9. #e8dcce
  10. #f3eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b520b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b520b
  2. #8a5717
  3. #895b22
  4. #88602e
  5. #87643a
  6. #866946
  7. #846e51
  8. #83725d
  9. #827769
  10. #817b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735a4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71650c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #994546 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765501 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5e0c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #934a37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b520b {
  color: #8b520b;
}
Background
.bg-8b520b {
  background-color: #8b520b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b520b {
  border: 2px solid #8b520b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b520b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 82 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 85% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b520b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b520b, #848b0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b520b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 82 11 / 0.35);
}

#80461b Russet ΔE 6.86 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 6.87 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.14 #704214 Sepia ΔE 7.78 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.91 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.49 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.51 #74adf4 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Russet
#8b520b  rgb(139, 82, 11)  hsl(33, 85%, 29%)  Russet
#0b448b  rgb(11, 68, 139)  hsl(213, 85%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#0b8b52  rgb(11, 139, 82)  hsl(153, 85%, 29%)  Sea Green
#520b8b  rgb(82, 11, 139)  hsl(273, 85%, 29%)  Indigo