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#9B400A

#9b400a ≈ Saddle Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9b400a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.71% magenta, 93.55% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 22.34°, with 87.88% saturation and 32.35% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Saddle Brown (#8b4513), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.1066

Complementary

  1. #9b400a
  2. #0a659b

Split complementary

  1. #9b400a
  2. #0a9b88
  3. #0a1d9b

Analogous

  1. #9b0a1d
  2. #9b400a
  3. #9b880a

Triadic

  1. #9b400a
  2. #0a9b40
  3. #400a9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b400a
  2. #659b0a
  3. #0a659b
  4. #400a9b

Square

  1. #9b400a
  2. #1d9b0a
  3. #0a659b
  4. #880a9b

Monochromatic

  1. #130801
  2. #532205
  3. #9b400a
  4. #e35e0f
  5. #f3894b

Shades

#9b400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b400a
  2. #8c3a09
  3. #7c3308
  4. #6d2d07
  5. #5d2606
  6. #4e2005
  7. #3e1a04
  8. #2f1303
  9. #1f0d02
  10. #100601
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b400a
  2. #a55323
  3. #af663b
  4. #b97954
  5. #c38c6c
  6. #cda085
  7. #d7b39d
  8. #e1c6b6
  9. #ebd9ce
  10. #f5ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b400a
  2. #984616
  3. #964d22
  4. #93532d
  5. #905a39
  6. #8e6045
  7. #8b6651
  8. #886d5d
  9. #857368
  10. #837a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a5248 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a4f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716404 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab2937 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a4903 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845707 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5342b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b400a {
  color: #9b400a;
}
Background
.bg-9b400a {
  background-color: #9b400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9b400a {
  border: 2px solid #9b400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 88% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b400a, #9b880a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 4.23 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.81 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.06 #80461b Russet ΔE 6.93 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 7.60 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 8.86 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 8.88 #64bff5 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Saddle Brown
#9b400a  rgb(155, 64, 10)  hsl(22, 88%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#0a659b  rgb(10, 101, 155)  hsl(202, 88%, 32%)  Medium Persian Blue
#0a9b40  rgb(10, 155, 64)  hsl(142, 88%, 32%)  Shamrock Green
#400a9b  rgb(64, 10, 155)  hsl(262, 88%, 32%)  Indigo