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#A97D1E

#a97d1e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a97d1e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 49.02% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.04% magenta, 82.25% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 41.01°, with 69.85% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.232

Complementary

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #1e4aa9

Split complementary

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #1e8fa9
  3. #381ea9

Analogous

  1. #a9381e
  2. #a97d1e
  3. #8fa91e

Triadic

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #1ea97d
  3. #7d1ea9

Tetradic

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #4aa91e
  3. #1e4aa9
  4. #7d1ea9

Square

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #1ea938
  3. #1e4aa9
  4. #a91e8f

Monochromatic

  1. #271d07
  2. #684d12
  3. #a97d1e
  4. #dca838
  5. #e7c479

Shades

#a97d1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #98711b
  3. #876418
  4. #765815
  5. #654b12
  6. #553f0f
  7. #44320c
  8. #332609
  9. #221906
  10. #110d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a97d1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #b28a35
  3. #ba974b
  4. #c3a462
  5. #cbb178
  6. #d4be8f
  7. #ddcba5
  8. #e5d8bc
  9. #eee5d2
  10. #f6f2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a97d1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a97d1e
  2. #a57d28
  3. #a17e32
  4. #9d7e3b
  5. #997e45
  6. #957f4f
  7. #907f59
  8. #8c7f63
  9. #887f6c
  10. #848076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94816a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998923 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8706b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a7d13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08421 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b27556 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a97d1e {
  color: #a97d1e;
}
Background
.bg-a97d1e {
  background-color: #a97d1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a97d1e {
  border: 2px solid #a97d1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a97d1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 125 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a97d1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a97d1e, #8fa91e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a97d1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 125 30 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.34 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.42 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.46 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 10.91 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.27 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 11.84 #5682e1 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a97d1e  rgb(169, 125, 30)  hsl(41, 70%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1e4aa9  rgb(30, 74, 169)  hsl(221, 70%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#1ea97d  rgb(30, 169, 125)  hsl(161, 70%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#7d1ea9  rgb(125, 30, 169)  hsl(281, 70%, 39%)  Purple Heart