brownwarmCC0 survey name

Golden Brown #B27A01

Golden Brown is a mid-tone, vivid warm color (#B27A01; HSL 41° 99% 35%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “golden brown”.

Use cases: Earthy palettes · Warm neutrals

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Families: Browns · Mustard Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#B27A01
RGBrgb(178, 122, 1)
HSLhsl(41, 99%, 35%)
HSVhsv(41, 99%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(62.11% 0.13 76.6)
OKLaboklab(62.11% 0.0301 0.1264)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31.5%, 99.4%, 30.2%)
XYZxyz(25.3272, 23.3886, 3.2093)
CIE-LABlab(55.5, 13.7, 61.4)
CIE-LCHlch(55.5, 63.0, 77.4°)
Luminance0.234 (WCAG relative)
/* Golden Brown */ --golden-brown: #b27a01; color: #b27a01; background-color: #b27a01;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: goldenbrown.

Collections: Jewel Tone Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#9f6d07 #8c610c #7a540e #68480f #573d10 #46310f #36260e #271c0a #181105 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#bc8628 #c69342 #cfa059 #d8ad70 #e0ba88 #e8c79f #eed5b6 #f5e3ce #faf1e6 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#af7b1c #ac7c2b #a97d38 #a57e44 #a17f50 #9d805b #988165 #928370 #8c847a #858585

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#B27A01
#0139B2
#b27a01 #0139b2

Analogous

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#B22101
#B27A01
#91B201
#b22101 #b27a01 #91b201

Triadic

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#B27A01
#01B27A
#7A01B2
#b27a01 #01b27a #7a01b2

Tetradic

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#B27A01
#01B221
#0139B2
#B20191
#b27a01 #01b221 #0139b2 #b20191

Square

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#B27A01
#01B221
#0139B2
#B20191
#b27a01 #01b221 #0139b2 #b20191

Split Complementary

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#B27A01
#0191B2
#2101B2
#b27a01 #0191b2 #2101b2

Monochromatic

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#382700
#755001
#B27A01
#EFA401
#FEBD30
#382700 #755001 #b27a01 #efa401 #febd30

Accessibility & contrast

3.70
#B27A01 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.68
#B27A01 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on golden brown

5.68
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7D00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8A0B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36B67

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Mustard Brown #AC7E043.11
Darkgoldenrod #B8860B4.29
Leather #AC74347.19
Dirty Orange #C876067.27
Ochre #BF90057.78
Dark Tan #AF884A7.98

Colors that go with golden brown

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Mustard #DBB42C
1.9:1
Same hue family as golden brown (Δh 6°) — guaranteed harmony
Burgundy #800020
2.9:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 56°) — adds depth without tension
Eucalyptus #44D7A8
2.0:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈120°) — balanced three-way contrast
Dark Indigo #1F0954
4.6:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈143°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Dark Blue #00035B
4.9:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈163°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.