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#A66617

#a66617 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a66617 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 40% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.55% magenta, 86.14% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 33.15°, with 75.66% saturation and 37.06% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1767

Complementary

  1. #a66617
  2. #1757a6

Split complementary

  1. #a66617
  2. #179ea6
  3. #1f17a6

Analogous

  1. #a61f17
  2. #a66617
  3. #9ea617

Triadic

  1. #a66617
  2. #17a666
  3. #6617a6

Tetradic

  1. #a66617
  2. #57a617
  3. #1757a6
  4. #6617a6

Square

  1. #a66617
  2. #17a61f
  3. #1757a6
  4. #a6179e

Monochromatic

  1. #201304
  2. #633d0e
  3. #a66617
  4. #e18e28
  5. #ebb26b

Shades

#a66617 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a66617
  2. #955c15
  3. #855212
  4. #744710
  5. #643d0e
  6. #53330c
  7. #422909
  8. #321f07
  9. #211405
  10. #110a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#a66617 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a66617
  2. #af752e
  3. #b88545
  4. #c1945d
  5. #caa374
  6. #d3b38b
  7. #dbc2a2
  8. #e4d1b9
  9. #ede0d1
  10. #f6f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a66617 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a66617
  2. #a26922
  3. #9e6b2c
  4. #9b6e37
  5. #977041
  6. #93734c
  7. #8f7656
  8. #8b7861
  9. #887b6b
  10. #847d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a6c04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7b19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65757 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e690d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967318 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05d46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a66617 {
  color: #a66617;
}
Background
.bg-a66617 {
  background-color: #a66617;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a66617 {
  border: 2px solid #a66617;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a66617;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 102 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a66617 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a66617, #9ea617);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a66617 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 102 23 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 2.70 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 3.78 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.30 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.53 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.85 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 11.07 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 11.68 #5999e8 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Ginger
#a66617  rgb(166, 102, 23)  hsl(33, 76%, 37%)  Ginger
#1757a6  rgb(23, 87, 166)  hsl(213, 76%, 37%)  Sapphire
#17a666  rgb(23, 166, 102)  hsl(153, 76%, 37%)  Jade
#6617a6  rgb(102, 23, 166)  hsl(273, 76%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple