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#A9700A

#a9700a ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a9700a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 94.08% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 38.49°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 5.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2005

Complementary

  1. #a9700a
  2. #0a43a9

Split complementary

  1. #a9700a
  2. #0a93a9
  3. #200aa9

Analogous

  1. #a9200a
  2. #a9700a
  3. #93a90a

Triadic

  1. #a9700a
  2. #0aa970
  3. #700aa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9700a
  2. #43a90a
  3. #0a43a9
  4. #700aa9

Square

  1. #a9700a
  2. #0aa920
  3. #0a43a9
  4. #a90a93

Monochromatic

  1. #191001
  2. #614006
  3. #a9700a
  4. #f1a00f
  5. #f5bc57

Shades

#a9700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9700a
  2. #986509
  3. #875a08
  4. #764e07
  5. #654306
  6. #553805
  7. #442d04
  8. #332203
  9. #221602
  10. #110b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9700a
  2. #b27e23
  3. #ba8d3b
  4. #c39b54
  5. #cba96c
  6. #d4b885
  7. #ddc69d
  8. #e5d4b6
  9. #eee2ce
  10. #f6f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9700a
  2. #a57216
  3. #a17322
  4. #9d752d
  5. #997639
  6. #957845
  7. #907a51
  8. #8c7b5d
  9. #887d68
  10. #847e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #907762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918110 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9615f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #947200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7b0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3674b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9700a {
  color: #a9700a;
}
Background
.bg-a9700a {
  background-color: #a9700a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9700a {
  border: 2px solid #a9700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9700a, #93a90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.26 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.73 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.60 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.22 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.48 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.07 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.93 #568ff5 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#a9700a  rgb(169, 112, 10)  hsl(38, 89%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#0a43a9  rgb(10, 67, 169)  hsl(218, 89%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#0aa970  rgb(10, 169, 112)  hsl(158, 89%, 35%)  Jade
#700aa9  rgb(112, 10, 169)  hsl(278, 89%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple