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#A4700A

#a4700a ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a4700a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.71% magenta, 93.9% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 39.74°, with 88.51% saturation and 34.12% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 4.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #a4700a
  2. #0a3ea4

Split complementary

  1. #a4700a
  2. #0a8ba4
  3. #230aa4

Analogous

  1. #a4230a
  2. #a4700a
  3. #8ba40a

Triadic

  1. #a4700a
  2. #0aa470
  3. #700aa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4700a
  2. #3ea40a
  3. #0a3ea4
  4. #700aa4

Square

  1. #a4700a
  2. #0aa423
  3. #0a3ea4
  4. #a40a8b

Monochromatic

  1. #140e01
  2. #5c3f06
  3. #a4700a
  4. #eca10e
  5. #f4be53

Shades

#a4700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4700a
  2. #946509
  3. #835a08
  4. #734e07
  5. #624306
  6. #523805
  7. #422d04
  8. #312203
  9. #211602
  10. #100b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4700a
  2. #ad7e23
  3. #b68d3b
  4. #bf9b54
  5. #c8a96c
  6. #d2b885
  7. #dbc69d
  8. #e4d4b6
  9. #ede2ce
  10. #f6f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4700a
  2. #a07216
  3. #9d7322
  4. #99752d
  5. #967639
  6. #927845
  7. #8e7a51
  8. #8b7b5d
  9. #877d68
  10. #847e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7660 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3625f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #917200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98790e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad684b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4700a {
  color: #a4700a;
}
Background
.bg-a4700a {
  background-color: #a4700a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4700a {
  border: 2px solid #a4700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 89% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4700a, #8ba40a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 4.96 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.94 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.20 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.82 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.93 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.38 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.09 #5b8ff5 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a4700a  rgb(164, 112, 10)  hsl(40, 89%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#0a3ea4  rgb(10, 62, 164)  hsl(220, 89%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#0aa470  rgb(10, 164, 112)  hsl(160, 89%, 34%)  Jade
#700aa4  rgb(112, 10, 164)  hsl(280, 89%, 34%)  Rebecca Purple