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#A16C19

#a16c19 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a16c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.92% magenta, 84.47% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 36.62°, with 73.12% saturation and 36.47% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 2.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #a16c19
  2. #194ea1

Split complementary

  1. #a16c19
  2. #1992a1
  3. #2819a1

Analogous

  1. #a12819
  2. #a16c19
  3. #92a119

Triadic

  1. #a16c19
  2. #19a16c
  3. #6c19a1

Tetradic

  1. #a16c19
  2. #4ea119
  3. #194ea1
  4. #6c19a1

Square

  1. #a16c19
  2. #19a128
  3. #194ea1
  4. #a11992

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1304
  2. #5f400f
  3. #a16c19
  4. #de9729
  5. #e8b76b

Shades

#a16c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a16c19
  2. #916117
  3. #815614
  4. #714c12
  5. #61410f
  6. #51360d
  7. #402b0a
  8. #302008
  9. #201605
  10. #100b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a16c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a16c19
  2. #aa7b30
  3. #b48947
  4. #bd985e
  5. #c7a775
  6. #d0b68c
  7. #d9c4a3
  8. #e3d3ba
  9. #ece2d1
  10. #f6f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a16c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a16c19
  2. #9e6e23
  3. #9a702e
  4. #977238
  5. #947442
  6. #91764d
  7. #8d7857
  8. #8a7a61
  9. #877c6b
  10. #837e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a735f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f05 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b05e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e6e0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94761b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa644a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a16c19 {
  color: #a16c19;
}
Background
.bg-a16c19 {
  background-color: #a16c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a16c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a16c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a16c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a16c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a16c19, #92a119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a16c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 2.84 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.53 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.69 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.39 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.70 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.39 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.39 #5e93e6 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a16c19  rgb(161, 108, 25)  hsl(37, 73%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#194ea1  rgb(25, 78, 161)  hsl(217, 73%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#19a16c  rgb(25, 161, 108)  hsl(157, 73%, 36%)  Shamrock Green
#6c19a1  rgb(108, 25, 161)  hsl(277, 73%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple