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#9A7828

#9a7828 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9a7828 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 47.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.08% magenta, 74.03% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 42.11°, with 58.76% saturation and 38.04% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 8.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2046

Complementary

  1. #9a7828
  2. #284a9a

Split complementary

  1. #9a7828
  2. #28839a
  3. #3f289a

Analogous

  1. #9a3f28
  2. #9a7828
  3. #839a28

Triadic

  1. #9a7828
  2. #289a78
  3. #78289a

Tetradic

  1. #9a7828
  2. #4a9a28
  3. #284a9a
  4. #78289a

Square

  1. #9a7828
  2. #289a3f
  3. #284a9a
  4. #9a2883

Monochromatic

  1. #211908
  2. #5d4918
  3. #9a7828
  4. #cea441
  5. #ddc17e

Shades

#9a7828 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a7828
  2. #8b6c24
  3. #7b6020
  4. #6c541c
  5. #5c4818
  6. #4d3c14
  7. #3e3010
  8. #2e240c
  9. #1f1808
  10. #0f0c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a7828 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a7828
  2. #a4863e
  3. #ae9353
  4. #b8a169
  5. #c2ae7e
  6. #cdbc94
  7. #d7c9a9
  8. #e1d7bf
  9. #ebe4d4
  10. #f5f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a7828 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a7828
  2. #977931
  3. #957a3a
  4. #927a42
  5. #907b4b
  6. #8d7c54
  7. #8a7d5d
  8. #887e66
  9. #857e6e
  10. #837f77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #897b65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87781d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f812c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a76d68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f7822 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #947d2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a27255 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a7828 {
  color: #9a7828;
}
Background
.bg-9a7828 {
  background-color: #9a7828;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9a7828 {
  border: 2px solid #9a7828;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a7828;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 120 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 59% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a7828 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a7828, #839a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a7828 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 120 40 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.20 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.28 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.82 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.90 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.97 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 12.08 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 12.98 #6587d7 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#9a7828  rgb(154, 120, 40)  hsl(42, 59%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#284a9a  rgb(40, 74, 154)  hsl(222, 59%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#289a78  rgb(40, 154, 120)  hsl(162, 59%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#78289a  rgb(120, 40, 154)  hsl(282, 59%, 38%)  Purple Heart