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#AA6914

#aa6914 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa6914 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 41.18% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.24% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 34°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #aa6914
  2. #1455aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa6914
  2. #14a0aa
  3. #1e14aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1e14
  2. #aa6914
  3. #a0aa14

Triadic

  1. #aa6914
  2. #14aa69
  3. #6914aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa6914
  2. #55aa14
  3. #1455aa
  4. #6914aa

Square

  1. #aa6914
  2. #14aa1e
  3. #1455aa
  4. #aa14a0

Monochromatic

  1. #211404
  2. #663f0c
  3. #aa6914
  4. #e59225
  5. #edb46a

Shades

#aa6914 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa6914
  2. #995f12
  3. #885410
  4. #774a0e
  5. #663f0c
  6. #55350a
  7. #442a08
  8. #332006
  9. #221504
  10. #110b02
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa6914 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa6914
  2. #b3782c
  3. #bb8743
  4. #c4965b
  5. #cca572
  6. #d5b48a
  7. #ddc3a1
  8. #e6d2b9
  9. #eee1d0
  10. #f7f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa6914 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa6914
  2. #a66b1f
  3. #a26e2a
  4. #9d7034
  5. #99723f
  6. #95754a
  7. #917755
  8. #8d7960
  9. #887b6a
  10. #847e75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f725f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba595a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #926c07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a7615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b46047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa6914 {
  color: #aa6914;
}
Background
.bg-aa6914 {
  background-color: #aa6914;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa6914 {
  border: 2px solid #aa6914;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa6914;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 105 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa6914 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa6914, #a0aa14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa6914 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 105 20 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 2.32 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 4.41 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.67 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.46 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.73 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 10.69 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.95 #5596eb Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ginger
#aa6914  rgb(170, 105, 20)  hsl(34, 79%, 37%)  Ginger
#1455aa  rgb(20, 85, 170)  hsl(214, 79%, 37%)  Sapphire
#14aa69  rgb(20, 170, 105)  hsl(154, 79%, 37%)  Jade
#6914aa  rgb(105, 20, 170)  hsl(274, 79%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple