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#A67017

#a67017 ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a67017 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.53% magenta, 86.14% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 37.34°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 4.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1976

Complementary

  1. #a67017
  2. #174da6

Split complementary

  1. #a67017
  2. #1795a6
  3. #2817a6

Analogous

  1. #a62817
  2. #a67017
  3. #95a617

Triadic

  1. #a67017
  2. #17a670
  3. #7017a6

Tetradic

  1. #a67017
  2. #4da617
  3. #174da6
  4. #7017a6

Square

  1. #a67017
  2. #17a628
  3. #174da6
  4. #a61795

Monochromatic

  1. #201504
  2. #63430e
  3. #a67017
  4. #e19b28
  5. #ebbb6b

Shades

#a67017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a67017
  2. #956515
  3. #855a12
  4. #744e10
  5. #64430e
  6. #53380c
  7. #422d09
  8. #322207
  9. #211605
  10. #110b02
  11. #000000

Tints

#a67017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a67017
  2. #af7e2e
  3. #b88d45
  4. #c19b5d
  5. #caa974
  6. #d3b88b
  7. #dbc6a2
  8. #e4d4b9
  9. #ede2d1
  10. #f6f1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a67017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a67017
  2. #a27222
  3. #9e732c
  4. #9b7537
  5. #977641
  6. #93784c
  7. #8f7a56
  8. #8b7b61
  9. #887d6b
  10. #847e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e7762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90801b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56260 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92720b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #997a19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af684d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a67017 {
  color: #a67017;
}
Background
.bg-a67017 {
  background-color: #a67017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a67017 {
  border: 2px solid #a67017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a67017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 112 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a67017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a67017, #95a617);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a67017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 112 23 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 4.61 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.90 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.37 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.65 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.79 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.29 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.04 #598fe8 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a67017  rgb(166, 112, 23)  hsl(37, 76%, 37%)  Golden Brown
#174da6  rgb(23, 77, 166)  hsl(217, 76%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#17a670  rgb(23, 166, 112)  hsl(157, 76%, 37%)  Jade
#7017a6  rgb(112, 23, 166)  hsl(277, 76%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple