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#AA6409

#aa6409 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa6409 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 39.22% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 33.91°, with 89.94% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 1.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #aa6409
  2. #094faa

Split complementary

  1. #aa6409
  2. #09a0aa
  3. #1309aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1309
  2. #aa6409
  3. #a0aa09

Triadic

  1. #aa6409
  2. #09aa64
  3. #6409aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa6409
  2. #4faa09
  3. #094faa
  4. #6409aa

Square

  1. #aa6409
  2. #09aa13
  3. #094faa
  4. #aa09a0

Monochromatic

  1. #190f01
  2. #613905
  3. #aa6409
  4. #f28f0d
  5. #f6b056

Shades

#aa6409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa6409
  2. #995a08
  3. #885007
  4. #774606
  5. #663c05
  6. #553205
  7. #442804
  8. #331e03
  9. #221402
  10. #110a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa6409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa6409
  2. #b37422
  3. #bb833a
  4. #c49353
  5. #cca26b
  6. #d5b284
  7. #ddc19d
  8. #e6d1b5
  9. #eee0ce
  10. #f7f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa6409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa6409
  2. #a66715
  3. #a26a21
  4. #9d6c2d
  5. #996f39
  6. #957245
  7. #917550
  8. #8d785c
  9. #887a68
  10. #847d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6e5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a6b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7b0b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5355 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #906800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98730a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b45b43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa6409 {
  color: #aa6409;
}
Background
.bg-aa6409 {
  background-color: #aa6409;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa6409 {
  border: 2px solid #aa6409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa6409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 100 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa6409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa6409, #a0aa09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa6409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 100 9 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 1.46 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 4.84 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.51 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.13 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 10.41 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.73 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 10.80 #559bf6 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Ginger
#aa6409  rgb(170, 100, 9)  hsl(34, 90%, 35%)  Ginger
#094faa  rgb(9, 79, 170)  hsl(214, 90%, 35%)  Sapphire
#09aa64  rgb(9, 170, 100)  hsl(154, 90%, 35%)  Jade
#6409aa  rgb(100, 9, 170)  hsl(274, 90%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple