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#A87F12

#a87f12 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a87f12 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 49.8% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.4% magenta, 89.29% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.6°, with 80.65% saturation and 36.47% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2355

Complementary

  1. #a87f12
  2. #123ba8

Split complementary

  1. #a87f12
  2. #1286a8
  3. #3412a8

Analogous

  1. #a83412
  2. #a87f12
  3. #86a812

Triadic

  1. #a87f12
  2. #12a87f
  3. #7f12a8

Tetradic

  1. #a87f12
  2. #3ba812
  3. #123ba8
  4. #7f12a8

Square

  1. #a87f12
  2. #12a834
  3. #123ba8
  4. #a81286

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1703
  2. #634b0b
  3. #a87f12
  4. #e7b01f
  5. #eec965

Shades

#a87f12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a87f12
  2. #977210
  3. #86660e
  4. #76590d
  5. #654c0b
  6. #544009
  7. #433307
  8. #322605
  9. #221904
  10. #110d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#a87f12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a87f12
  2. #b18c2a
  3. #b99941
  4. #c2a559
  5. #cbb271
  6. #d4bf89
  7. #dccca0
  8. #e5d9b8
  9. #eee5d0
  10. #f6f2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a87f12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a87f12
  2. #a47f1d
  3. #a07f28
  4. #9c7f33
  5. #987f3e
  6. #948049
  7. #908054
  8. #8c805f
  9. #88806a
  10. #848075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94836a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #917f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7726c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b7f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b17756 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a87f12 {
  color: #a87f12;
}
Background
.bg-a87f12 {
  background-color: #a87f12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a87f12 {
  border: 2px solid #a87f12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a87f12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 127 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a87f12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a87f12, #86a812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a87f12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 127 18 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.95 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.77 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.37 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.56 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.75 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.84 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.06 #5780ed Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a87f12  rgb(168, 127, 18)  hsl(44, 81%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#123ba8  rgb(18, 59, 168)  hsl(224, 81%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#12a87f  rgb(18, 168, 127)  hsl(164, 81%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#7f12a8  rgb(127, 18, 168)  hsl(284, 81%, 36%)  Purple Heart