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#A66C19

#a66c19 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a66c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.94% magenta, 84.94% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 35.32°, with 73.82% saturation and 37.45% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.189

Complementary

  1. #a66c19
  2. #1953a6

Split complementary

  1. #a66c19
  2. #1999a6
  3. #2619a6

Analogous

  1. #a62619
  2. #a66c19
  3. #99a619

Triadic

  1. #a66c19
  2. #19a66c
  3. #6c19a6

Tetradic

  1. #a66c19
  2. #53a619
  3. #1953a6
  4. #6c19a6

Square

  1. #a66c19
  2. #19a626
  3. #1953a6
  4. #a61999

Monochromatic

  1. #211505
  2. #64410f
  3. #a66c19
  4. #df962c
  5. #e9b76f

Shades

#a66c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a66c19
  2. #956117
  3. #855614
  4. #744c12
  5. #64410f
  6. #53360d
  7. #422b0a
  8. #322008
  9. #211605
  10. #110b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a66c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a66c19
  2. #af7b30
  3. #b88947
  4. #c1985e
  5. #caa775
  6. #d3b68c
  7. #dbc4a3
  8. #e4d3ba
  9. #ede2d1
  10. #f6f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a66c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a66c19
  2. #a26e23
  3. #9e702e
  4. #9b7238
  5. #977442
  6. #93764d
  7. #8f7857
  8. #8b7a61
  9. #887c6b
  10. #847e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7460 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7005 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #906f0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98771b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0644a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a66c19 {
  color: #a66c19;
}
Background
.bg-a66c19 {
  background-color: #a66c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a66c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a66c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a66c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 74% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a66c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a66c19, #99a619);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a66c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 3.61 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.19 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.39 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.31 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.17 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.50 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.13 #5993e6 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a66c19  rgb(166, 108, 25)  hsl(35, 74%, 37%)  Golden Brown
#1953a6  rgb(25, 83, 166)  hsl(215, 74%, 37%)  Sapphire
#19a66c  rgb(25, 166, 108)  hsl(155, 74%, 37%)  Jade
#6c19a6  rgb(108, 25, 166)  hsl(275, 74%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple