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#9B7816

#9b7816 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9b7816 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 47.06% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.58% magenta, 85.81% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 44.21°, with 75.14% saturation and 34.71% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2046

Complementary

  1. #9b7816
  2. #16399b

Split complementary

  1. #9b7816
  2. #167c9b
  3. #36169b

Analogous

  1. #9b3616
  2. #9b7816
  3. #7c9b16

Triadic

  1. #9b7816
  2. #169b78
  3. #78169b

Tetradic

  1. #9b7816
  2. #399b16
  3. #16399b
  4. #78169b

Square

  1. #9b7816
  2. #169b36
  3. #16399b
  4. #9b167c

Monochromatic

  1. #151003
  2. #58440c
  3. #9b7816
  4. #deac20
  5. #e9c561

Shades

#9b7816 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b7816
  2. #8c6c14
  3. #7c6012
  4. #6d540f
  5. #5d480d
  6. #4e3c0b
  7. #3e3009
  8. #2f2407
  9. #1f1804
  10. #100c02
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b7816 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b7816
  2. #a5862d
  3. #af9345
  4. #b9a15c
  5. #c3ae73
  6. #cdbc8b
  7. #d7c9a2
  8. #e1d7b9
  9. #ebe4d0
  10. #f5f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b7816 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b7816
  2. #987921
  3. #967a2b
  4. #937a36
  5. #907b40
  6. #8e7c4b
  7. #8b7d56
  8. #887e60
  9. #857e6b
  10. #837f75
  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 #8a7b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90811d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a96c66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #907807 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957d1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a37152 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b7816 {
  color: #9b7816;
}
Background
.bg-9b7816 {
  background-color: #9b7816;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b7816 {
  border: 2px solid #9b7816;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b7816;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 120 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 75% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b7816 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b7816, #7c9b16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b7816 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 120 22 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.47 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.92 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.28 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.49 #b87333 Copper ΔE 13.02 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.76 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 14.81 #6487e9 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#9b7816  rgb(155, 120, 22)  hsl(44, 75%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#16399b  rgb(22, 57, 155)  hsl(224, 75%, 35%)  Smalt
#169b78  rgb(22, 155, 120)  hsl(164, 75%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#78169b  rgb(120, 22, 155)  hsl(284, 75%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple