ColorTool
Log in
#A6780E

#a6780e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#a6780e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.06% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.71% magenta, 91.57% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 41.84°, 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#996600
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2157

Complementary

  1. #a6780e
  2. #0e3ca6

Split complementary

  1. #a6780e
  2. #0e88a6
  3. #2c0ea6

Analogous

  1. #a62c0e
  2. #a6780e
  3. #88a60e

Triadic

  1. #a6780e
  2. #0ea678
  3. #780ea6

Tetradic

  1. #a6780e
  2. #3ca60e
  3. #0e3ca6
  4. #780ea6

Square

  1. #a6780e
  2. #0ea62c
  3. #0e3ca6
  4. #a60e88

Monochromatic

  1. #191202
  2. #5f4508
  3. #a6780e
  4. #ebaa15
  5. #f1c45c

Shades

#a6780e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6780e
  2. #956c0d
  3. #85600b
  4. #74540a
  5. #644808
  6. #533c07
  7. #423006
  8. #322404
  9. #211803
  10. #110c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6780e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6780e
  2. #af8626
  3. #b8933e
  4. #c1a156
  5. #caae6e
  6. #d3bc87
  7. #dbc99f
  8. #e4d7b7
  9. #ede4cf
  10. #f6f2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6780e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6780e
  2. #a27919
  3. #9e7a25
  4. #9b7a30
  5. #977b3c
  6. #937c47
  7. #8f7d52
  8. #8b7e5e
  9. #887e69
  10. #847f75
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #917d65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958516 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #967900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c8013 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af7051 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-a6780e {
  color: #a6780e;
}
Background
.bg-a6780e {
  background-color: #a6780e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6780e {
  border: 2px solid #a6780e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6780e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 120 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6780e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6780e, #88a60e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6780e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 120 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.47 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.04 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.91 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.50 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.84 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 12.03 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.12 #5987f1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a6780e  rgb(166, 120, 14)  hsl(42, 84%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e3ca6  rgb(14, 60, 166)  hsl(222, 84%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#0ea678  rgb(14, 166, 120)  hsl(162, 84%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#780ea6  rgb(120, 14, 166)  hsl(282, 84%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple