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#A77E1B

#a77e1b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a77e1b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 49.41% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.55% magenta, 83.83% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 42.43°, with 72.16% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2322

Complementary

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #1b44a7

Split complementary

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #1b8aa7
  3. #381ba7

Analogous

  1. #a7381b
  2. #a77e1b
  3. #8aa71b

Triadic

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #1ba77e
  3. #7e1ba7

Tetradic

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #44a71b
  3. #1b44a7
  4. #7e1ba7

Square

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #1ba738
  3. #1b44a7
  4. #a71b8a

Monochromatic

  1. #231b06
  2. #654c10
  3. #a77e1b
  4. #deab31
  5. #e8c673

Shades

#a77e1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #967118
  3. #866516
  4. #755813
  5. #644c10
  6. #543f0e
  7. #43320b
  8. #322608
  9. #211905
  10. #110d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a77e1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #b08b32
  3. #b99849
  4. #c1a55f
  5. #cab276
  6. #d3bf8d
  7. #dccba4
  8. #e5d8bb
  9. #ede5d1
  10. #f6f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a77e1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a77e1b
  2. #a37e25
  3. #9f7e2f
  4. #9b7f39
  5. #977f43
  6. #947f4e
  7. #907f58
  8. #8c7f62
  9. #88806c
  10. #848076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93826a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6716c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #997e0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f851f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b07656 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a77e1b {
  color: #a77e1b;
}
Background
.bg-a77e1b {
  background-color: #a77e1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a77e1b {
  border: 2px solid #a77e1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a77e1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 126 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 72% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a77e1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a77e1b, #8aa71b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a77e1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 126 27 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.38 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.08 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.62 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.95 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.36 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 12.98 #5881e4 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a77e1b  rgb(167, 126, 27)  hsl(42, 72%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1b44a7  rgb(27, 68, 167)  hsl(222, 72%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#1ba77e  rgb(27, 167, 126)  hsl(162, 72%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#7e1ba7  rgb(126, 27, 167)  hsl(282, 72%, 38%)  Purple Heart