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#A6700E

#a6700e ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a6700e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.53% magenta, 91.57% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 38.68°, with 84.44% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 4.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #a6700e
  2. #0e44a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6700e
  2. #0e90a6
  3. #240ea6

Analogous

  1. #a6240e
  2. #a6700e
  3. #90a60e

Triadic

  1. #a6700e
  2. #0ea670
  3. #700ea6

Tetradic

  1. #a6700e
  2. #44a60e
  3. #0e44a6
  4. #700ea6

Square

  1. #a6700e
  2. #0ea624
  3. #0e44a6
  4. #a60e90

Monochromatic

  1. #191102
  2. #5f4008
  3. #a6700e
  4. #eb9f15
  5. #f1bc5c

Shades

#a6700e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6700e
  2. #95650d
  3. #855a0b
  4. #744e0a
  5. #644308
  6. #533807
  7. #422d06
  8. #322204
  9. #211603
  10. #110b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6700e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6700e
  2. #af7e26
  3. #b88d3e
  4. #c19b56
  5. #caa96e
  6. #d3b887
  7. #dbc69f
  8. #e4d4b7
  9. #ede2cf
  10. #f6f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6700e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6700e
  2. #a27219
  3. #9e7325
  4. #9b7530
  5. #97763c
  6. #937847
  7. #8f7a52
  8. #8b7b5e
  9. #887d69
  10. #847e75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 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 #908013 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6625f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #997a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0684b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6700e {
  color: #a6700e;
}
Background
.bg-a6700e {
  background-color: #a6700e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6700e {
  border: 2px solid #a6700e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6700e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 112 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6700e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6700e, #90a60e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6700e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 112 14 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 4.90 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.29 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.08 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.28 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.20 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.70 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.46 #598ff1 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a6700e  rgb(166, 112, 14)  hsl(39, 84%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#0e44a6  rgb(14, 68, 166)  hsl(219, 84%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#0ea670  rgb(14, 166, 112)  hsl(159, 84%, 35%)  Jade
#700ea6  rgb(112, 14, 166)  hsl(279, 84%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple