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#A85F4E

#a85f4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a85f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 37.25% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.45% magenta, 53.57% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 11.33°, with 36.59% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 3.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #4e97a8

Split complementary

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #4ea88c
  3. #4e6aa8

Analogous

  1. #a84e6a
  2. #a85f4e
  3. #a88c4e

Triadic

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #4ea85f
  3. #5f4ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #97a84e
  3. #4e97a8
  4. #5f4ea8

Square

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #6aa84e
  3. #4e97a8
  4. #8c4ea8

Monochromatic

  1. #40241d
  2. #744136
  3. #a85f4e
  4. #c48c7f
  5. #dcbbb3

Shades

#a85f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #975646
  3. #864c3e
  4. #764337
  5. #65392f
  6. #543027
  7. #43261f
  8. #321d17
  9. #221310
  10. #110a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #b16f60
  3. #b97f71
  4. #c28f83
  5. #cb9f95
  6. #d4afa7
  7. #dcbfb8
  8. #e5cfca
  9. #eedfdc
  10. #f6efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85f4e
  2. #a46253
  3. #a06658
  4. #9c695d
  5. #986c62
  6. #947067
  7. #90736c
  8. #8c7671
  9. #887976
  10. #847d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6b66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71694c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82794d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6535b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a654d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b15856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85f4e {
  color: #a85f4e;
}
Background
.bg-a85f4e {
  background-color: #a85f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a85f4e {
  border: 2px solid #a85f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 95 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 37% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85f4e, #a88c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 95 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 3.71 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.06 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.48 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.53 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.40 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 10.93 #b7410e Rust ΔE 11.75 #57a0b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Redwood
#a85f4e  rgb(168, 95, 78)  hsl(11, 37%, 48%)  Redwood
#4e97a8  rgb(78, 151, 168)  hsl(191, 37%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#4ea85f  rgb(78, 168, 95)  hsl(131, 37%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#5f4ea8  rgb(95, 78, 168)  hsl(251, 37%, 48%)  Ocean Blue