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#A6700A

#a6700a ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a6700a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.53% magenta, 93.98% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 39.23°, with 88.64% saturation and 34.51% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1972

Complementary

  1. #a6700a
  2. #0a40a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6700a
  2. #0a8ea6
  3. #220aa6

Analogous

  1. #a6220a
  2. #a6700a
  3. #8ea60a

Triadic

  1. #a6700a
  2. #0aa670
  3. #700aa6

Tetradic

  1. #a6700a
  2. #40a60a
  3. #0a40a6
  4. #700aa6

Square

  1. #a6700a
  2. #0aa622
  3. #0a40a6
  4. #a60a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #160f01
  2. #5e3f06
  3. #a6700a
  4. #eea10e
  5. #f5bd54

Shades

#a6700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6700a
  2. #956509
  3. #855a08
  4. #744e07
  5. #644306
  6. #533805
  7. #422d04
  8. #322203
  9. #211602
  10. #110b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6700a
  2. #af7e23
  3. #b88d3b
  4. #c19b54
  5. #caa96c
  6. #d3b885
  7. #dbc69d
  8. #e4d4b6
  9. #ede2ce
  10. #f6f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6700a
  2. #a27216
  3. #9e7322
  4. #9b752d
  5. #977639
  6. #937845
  7. #8f7a51
  8. #8b7b5d
  9. #887d68
  10. #847e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e7761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908011 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6625f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #997a0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0684b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6700a {
  color: #a6700a;
}
Background
.bg-a6700a {
  background-color: #a6700a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6700a {
  border: 2px solid #a6700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6700a, #8ea60a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.02 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.18 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.32 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.35 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.85 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.61 #598ff5 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a6700a  rgb(166, 112, 10)  hsl(39, 89%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#0a40a6  rgb(10, 64, 166)  hsl(219, 89%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#0aa670  rgb(10, 166, 112)  hsl(159, 89%, 35%)  Jade
#700aa6  rgb(112, 10, 166)  hsl(279, 89%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple