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#A9600A

#a9600a ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a9600a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 37.65% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.2% magenta, 94.08% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 32.45°, with 88.83% saturation and 35.1% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1682

Complementary

  1. #a9600a
  2. #0a53a9

Split complementary

  1. #a9600a
  2. #0aa3a9
  3. #100aa9

Analogous

  1. #a9100a
  2. #a9600a
  3. #a3a90a

Triadic

  1. #a9600a
  2. #0aa960
  3. #600aa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9600a
  2. #53a90a
  3. #0a53a9
  4. #600aa9

Square

  1. #a9600a
  2. #0aa910
  3. #0a53a9
  4. #a90aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #190e01
  2. #613706
  3. #a9600a
  4. #f1890f
  5. #f5ac57

Shades

#a9600a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9600a
  2. #985609
  3. #874d08
  4. #764307
  5. #653a06
  6. #553005
  7. #442604
  8. #331d03
  9. #221302
  10. #110a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9600a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9600a
  2. #b27023
  3. #ba803b
  4. #c39054
  5. #cba06c
  6. #d4b085
  7. #ddbf9d
  8. #e5cfb6
  9. #eedfce
  10. #f6efe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9600a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9600a
  2. #a56316
  3. #a16622
  4. #9d6a2d
  5. #996d39
  6. #957045
  7. #907351
  8. #8c765d
  9. #887a68
  10. #847d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6b5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88790b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4f52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e6500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96700a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b35640 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9600a {
  color: #a9600a;
}
Background
.bg-a9600a {
  background-color: #a9600a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a9600a {
  border: 2px solid #a9600a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9600a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 96 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9600a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9600a, #a3a90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9600a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 96 10 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 2.53 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.61 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.19 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 9.79 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.98 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 10.25 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.84 #569ff5 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Ginger
#a9600a  rgb(169, 96, 10)  hsl(32, 89%, 35%)  Ginger
#0a53a9  rgb(10, 83, 169)  hsl(212, 89%, 35%)  Sapphire
#0aa960  rgb(10, 169, 96)  hsl(152, 89%, 35%)  Jade
#600aa9  rgb(96, 10, 169)  hsl(272, 89%, 35%)  Indigo