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Earthyamberdeep

Soft Bronze Petal

#251f10
Notes

Soft Bronze Petal (#251F10) is a deep amber with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (43°, 40%, 10%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#251f10
RGB
rgb(37, 31, 16)
HSL
hsl(43, 40%, 10%)
HWB
hwb(43 6% 85%)
OKLCH
oklch(24.2% 0.028 88.5)
HSV
hsv(43, 57%, 15%)
LAB
lab(12.03% 0.17 10.85)
LCH
lch(12.03% 10.85 89.11)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 16%, 57%, 85%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#251f10
Original
#221f0f
Protanopia
#242010
Deuteranopia
#281d1b
Tritanopia
#1f1f1f
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
16.38:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
1.28:1

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