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#C6830E

#c6830e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c6830e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 51.37% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.84% magenta, 92.93% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 38.15°, with 86.79% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.2827

Complementary

  1. #c6830e
  2. #0e51c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6830e
  2. #0eadc6
  3. #270ec6

Analogous

  1. #c6270e
  2. #c6830e
  3. #adc60e

Triadic

  1. #c6830e
  2. #0ec683
  3. #830ec6

Tetradic

  1. #c6830e
  2. #51c60e
  3. #0e51c6
  4. #830ec6

Square

  1. #c6830e
  2. #0ec627
  3. #0e51c6
  4. #c60ead

Monochromatic

  1. #372404
  2. #7f5409
  3. #c6830e
  4. #f0aa30
  5. #f5c878

Shades

#c6830e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6830e
  2. #b2760d
  3. #9e690b
  4. #8b5c0a
  5. #774f08
  6. #634207
  7. #4f3406
  8. #3b2704
  9. #281a03
  10. #140d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6830e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6830e
  2. #cc8f26
  3. #d19c3e
  4. #d7a856
  5. #ddb56e
  6. #e3c187
  7. #e8cd9f
  8. #eedab7
  9. #f4e6cf
  10. #f9f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6830e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6830e
  2. #bf8319
  3. #b88225
  4. #b18230
  5. #aa823c
  6. #a38247
  7. #9c8152
  8. #95815e
  9. #8e8169
  10. #878075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a98c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9715 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d97270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad8600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69012 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d17958 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6830e {
  color: #c6830e;
}
Background
.bg-c6830e {
  background-color: #c6830e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6830e {
  border: 2px solid #c6830e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6830e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 131 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6830e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6830e, #adc60e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6830e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 131 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.95 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.67 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.93 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.07 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.46 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.02 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.49 #397cf1 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c6830e  rgb(198, 131, 14)  hsl(38, 87%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e51c6  rgb(14, 81, 198)  hsl(218, 87%, 42%)  Sapphire
#0ec683  rgb(14, 198, 131)  hsl(158, 87%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#830ec6  rgb(131, 14, 198)  hsl(278, 87%, 42%)  Dark Violet