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#A1642E

#a1642e ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a1642e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 39.22% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.89% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 28.17°, with 55.56% saturation and 40.59% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #a1642e
  2. #2e6ba1

Split complementary

  1. #a1642e
  2. #2ea19e
  3. #2e32a1

Analogous

  1. #a12e32
  2. #a1642e
  3. #a19e2e

Triadic

  1. #a1642e
  2. #2ea164
  3. #642ea1

Tetradic

  1. #a1642e
  2. #6ba12e
  3. #2e6ba1
  4. #642ea1

Square

  1. #a1642e
  2. #32a12e
  3. #2e6ba1
  4. #9e2ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1a0c
  2. #663f1d
  3. #a1642e
  4. #cd8a4f
  5. #deb18a

Shades

#a1642e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1642e
  2. #915a29
  3. #815025
  4. #714620
  5. #613c1c
  6. #513217
  7. #402812
  8. #301e0e
  9. #201409
  10. #100a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1642e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1642e
  2. #aa7443
  3. #b48358
  4. #bd936d
  5. #c7a282
  6. #d0b297
  7. #d9c1ab
  8. #e3d1c0
  9. #ece0d5
  10. #f6f0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1642e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1642e
  2. #9e6736
  3. #9a6a3e
  4. #976c47
  5. #946f4f
  6. #917257
  7. #8d755f
  8. #8a7867
  9. #877a70
  10. #837d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #876d5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776a28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85782e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b05758 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a682b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91702e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa5c4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1642e {
  color: #a1642e;
}
Background
.bg-a1642e {
  background-color: #a1642e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a1642e {
  border: 2px solid #a1642e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1642e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 100 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1642e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1642e, #a19e2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1642e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 100 46 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.17 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.29 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.86 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.39 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.63 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 9.75 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 10.52 #5e9bd1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Ginger
#a1642e  rgb(161, 100, 46)  hsl(28, 56%, 41%)  Ginger
#2e6ba1  rgb(46, 107, 161)  hsl(208, 56%, 41%)  Medium Persian Blue
#2ea164  rgb(46, 161, 100)  hsl(148, 56%, 41%)  Shamrock Green
#642ea1  rgb(100, 46, 161)  hsl(268, 56%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple