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#916F17

#916f17 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#916f17 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 43.53% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.45% magenta, 84.14% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 43.28°, with 72.62% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 6.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #916f17
  2. #173991

Split complementary

  1. #916f17
  2. #177691
  3. #321791

Analogous

  1. #913217
  2. #916f17
  3. #769117

Triadic

  1. #916f17
  2. #17916f
  3. #6f1791

Tetradic

  1. #916f17
  2. #399117
  3. #173991
  4. #6f1791

Square

  1. #916f17
  2. #179132
  3. #173991
  4. #911776

Monochromatic

  1. #120d03
  2. #4f3c0d
  3. #916f17
  4. #d3a221
  5. #e5bf5c

Shades

#916f17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #916f17
  2. #836415
  3. #745912
  4. #664e10
  5. #57430e
  6. #49380c
  7. #3a2c09
  8. #2c2107
  9. #1d1605
  10. #0f0b02
  11. #000000

Tints

#916f17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #916f17
  2. #9c7d2e
  3. #a78c45
  4. #b29a5d
  5. #bda974
  6. #c8b78b
  7. #d3c5a2
  8. #ded4b9
  9. #e9e2d1
  10. #f4f1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#916f17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #916f17
  2. #8f7122
  3. #8e722c
  4. #8c7437
  5. #8a7641
  6. #89784c
  7. #877956
  8. #857b61
  9. #837d6b
  10. #827e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81725c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86781c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e645f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #866f0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b741a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99684c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-916f17 {
  color: #916f17;
}
Background
.bg-916f17 {
  background-color: #916f17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-916f17 {
  border: 2px solid #916f17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #916f17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 111 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-916f17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #916f17, #769117);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-916f17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 111 23 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.70 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.88 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.16 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.78 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 11.99 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.16 #b87333 Copper ΔE 13.28 #6e90e8 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#916f17  rgb(145, 111, 23)  hsl(43, 73%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#173991  rgb(23, 57, 145)  hsl(223, 73%, 33%)  Smalt
#17916f  rgb(23, 145, 111)  hsl(163, 73%, 33%)  Sea Green
#6f1791  rgb(111, 23, 145)  hsl(283, 73%, 33%)  Eminence