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#A87C19

#a87c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a87c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.19% magenta, 85.12% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 74.09% saturation and 37.84% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2281

Complementary

  1. #a87c19
  2. #1945a8

Split complementary

  1. #a87c19
  2. #198ca8
  3. #3519a8

Analogous

  1. #a83519
  2. #a87c19
  3. #8ca819

Triadic

  1. #a87c19
  2. #19a87c
  3. #7c19a8

Tetradic

  1. #a87c19
  2. #45a819
  3. #1945a8
  4. #7c19a8

Square

  1. #a87c19
  2. #19a835
  3. #1945a8
  4. #a8198c

Monochromatic

  1. #231a05
  2. #654b0f
  3. #a87c19
  4. #e0a92e
  5. #eac470

Shades

#a87c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a87c19
  2. #977017
  3. #866314
  4. #765712
  5. #654a0f
  6. #543e0d
  7. #43320a
  8. #322508
  9. #221905
  10. #110c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a87c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a87c19
  2. #b18930
  3. #b99647
  4. #c2a35e
  5. #cbb075
  6. #d4be8c
  7. #dccba3
  8. #e5d8ba
  9. #eee5d1
  10. #f6f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a87c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a87c19
  2. #a47c23
  3. #a07d2e
  4. #9c7d38
  5. #987e42
  6. #947e4d
  7. #907e57
  8. #8c7f61
  9. #887f6b
  10. #848076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #938069 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98881f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76f6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #997c0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f831d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b17455 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a87c19 {
  color: #a87c19;
}
Background
.bg-a87c19 {
  background-color: #a87c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a87c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a87c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a87c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a87c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a87c19, #8ca819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a87c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.49 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.24 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.73 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 10.88 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.63 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.67 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 12.11 #5783e6 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a87c19  rgb(168, 124, 25)  hsl(42, 74%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1945a8  rgb(25, 69, 168)  hsl(222, 74%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#19a87c  rgb(25, 168, 124)  hsl(162, 74%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#7c19a8  rgb(124, 25, 168)  hsl(282, 74%, 38%)  Purple Heart