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#A6790E

#a6790e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a6790e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.45% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.11% magenta, 91.57% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 42.24°, 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #a6790e
  2. #0e3ba6

Split complementary

  1. #a6790e
  2. #0e87a6
  3. #2d0ea6

Analogous

  1. #a62d0e
  2. #a6790e
  3. #87a60e

Triadic

  1. #a6790e
  2. #0ea679
  3. #790ea6

Tetradic

  1. #a6790e
  2. #3ba60e
  3. #0e3ba6
  4. #790ea6

Square

  1. #a6790e
  2. #0ea62d
  3. #0e3ba6
  4. #a60e87

Monochromatic

  1. #191202
  2. #5f4608
  3. #a6790e
  4. #ebac15
  5. #f1c55c

Shades

#a6790e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6790e
  2. #956d0d
  3. #85610b
  4. #74550a
  5. #644908
  6. #533d07
  7. #423006
  8. #322404
  9. #211803
  10. #110c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6790e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6790e
  2. #af8626
  3. #b8943e
  4. #c1a156
  5. #caaf6e
  6. #d3bc87
  7. #dbc99f
  8. #e4d7b7
  9. #ede4cf
  10. #f6f2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6790e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6790e
  2. #a27a19
  3. #9e7a25
  4. #9b7b30
  5. #977c3c
  6. #937d47
  7. #8f7d52
  8. #8b7e5e
  9. #887f69
  10. #847f75
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #917e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968516 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56c67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #977a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c8113 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af7151 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6790e {
  color: #a6790e;
}
Background
.bg-a6790e {
  background-color: #a6790e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6790e {
  border: 2px solid #a6790e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6790e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 121 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6790e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6790e, #87a60e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6790e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 121 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.21 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.47 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 10.37 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.85 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.06 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.27 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 12.32 #5986f1 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a6790e  rgb(166, 121, 14)  hsl(42, 84%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e3ba6  rgb(14, 59, 166)  hsl(222, 84%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#0ea679  rgb(14, 166, 121)  hsl(162, 84%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#790ea6  rgb(121, 14, 166)  hsl(282, 84%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple