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#A68321

#a68321 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a68321 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.37% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.08% magenta, 80.12% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 44.21°, with 66.83% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2445

Complementary

  1. #a68321
  2. #2144a6

Split complementary

  1. #a68321
  2. #2187a6
  3. #4121a6

Analogous

  1. #a64121
  2. #a68321
  3. #87a621

Triadic

  1. #a68321
  2. #21a683
  3. #8321a6

Tetradic

  1. #a68321
  2. #44a621
  3. #2144a6
  4. #8321a6

Square

  1. #a68321
  2. #21a641
  3. #2144a6
  4. #a62187

Monochromatic

  1. #261e08
  2. #665114
  3. #a68321
  4. #d8af3b
  5. #e5c97b

Shades

#a68321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a68321
  2. #95761e
  3. #85691a
  4. #745c17
  5. #644f14
  6. #534211
  7. #42340d
  8. #32270a
  9. #211a07
  10. #110d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a68321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a68321
  2. #af8f37
  3. #b89c4d
  4. #c1a864
  5. #cab57a
  6. #d3c190
  7. #dbcda6
  8. #e4dabc
  9. #ede6d3
  10. #f6f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a68321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a68321
  2. #a2832b
  3. #9e8234
  4. #9b823e
  5. #978247
  6. #938251
  7. #8f815a
  8. #8b8164
  9. #88816d
  10. #848077
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95866d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93820c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8b27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b47770 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08824 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af7c5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a68321 {
  color: #a68321;
}
Background
.bg-a68321 {
  background-color: #a68321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a68321 {
  border: 2px solid #a68321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a68321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 131 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 67% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a68321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a68321, #87a621);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a68321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 131 33 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.80 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.64 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.86 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.13 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.77 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.87 #cd853f Peru ΔE 13.46 #597cde Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a68321  rgb(166, 131, 33)  hsl(44, 67%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2144a6  rgb(33, 68, 166)  hsl(224, 67%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#21a683  rgb(33, 166, 131)  hsl(164, 67%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#8321a6  rgb(131, 33, 166)  hsl(284, 67%, 39%)  Purple Heart