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#A57717

#a57717 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a57717 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 46.67% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.88% magenta, 86.06% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 40.56°, with 75.53% saturation and 36.86% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #a57717
  2. #1745a5

Split complementary

  1. #a57717
  2. #178ca5
  3. #3017a5

Analogous

  1. #a53017
  2. #a57717
  3. #8ca517

Triadic

  1. #a57717
  2. #17a577
  3. #7717a5

Tetradic

  1. #a57717
  2. #45a517
  3. #1745a5
  4. #7717a5

Square

  1. #a57717
  2. #17a530
  3. #1745a5
  4. #a5178c

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1604
  2. #62470e
  3. #a57717
  4. #e1a528
  5. #eac16b

Shades

#a57717 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a57717
  2. #956b15
  3. #845f12
  4. #745310
  5. #63470e
  6. #533c0c
  7. #423009
  8. #322407
  9. #211805
  10. #110c02
  11. #000000

Tints

#a57717 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a57717
  2. #ae852e
  3. #b79245
  4. #c0a05d
  5. #c9ad74
  6. #d2bb8b
  7. #dbc9a2
  8. #e4d6b9
  9. #ede4d1
  10. #f6f1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a57717 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a57717
  2. #a17822
  3. #9e792c
  4. #9a7a37
  5. #967b41
  6. #937c4c
  7. #8f7c56
  8. #8b7d61
  9. #877e6b
  10. #847f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94841c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #957809 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7f1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae6f51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a57717 {
  color: #a57717;
}
Background
.bg-a57717 {
  background-color: #a57717;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a57717 {
  border: 2px solid #a57717;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a57717;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 119 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a57717 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a57717, #8ca517);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a57717 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 119 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.08 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.32 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.32 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.79 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.48 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 11.63 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.77 #5a88e8 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a57717  rgb(165, 119, 23)  hsl(41, 76%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1745a5  rgb(23, 69, 165)  hsl(221, 76%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#17a577  rgb(23, 165, 119)  hsl(161, 76%, 37%)  Jade
#7717a5  rgb(119, 23, 165)  hsl(281, 76%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple