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#9E8317

#9e8317 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9e8317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.09% magenta, 85.44% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 74.59% saturation and 35.49% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.25.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2356

Complementary

  1. #9e8317
  2. #17329e

Split complementary

  1. #9e8317
  2. #17769e
  3. #3f179e

Analogous

  1. #9e3f17
  2. #9e8317
  3. #769e17

Triadic

  1. #9e8317
  2. #179e83
  3. #83179e

Tetradic

  1. #9e8317
  2. #329e17
  3. #17329e
  4. #83179e

Square

  1. #9e8317
  2. #179e3f
  3. #17329e
  4. #9e1776

Monochromatic

  1. #181404
  2. #5b4c0d
  3. #9e8317
  4. #dfb923
  5. #e9ce65

Shades

#9e8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e8317
  2. #8e7615
  3. #7e6912
  4. #6f5c10
  5. #5f4f0e
  6. #4f420c
  7. #3f3409
  8. #2f2707
  9. #201a05
  10. #100d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e8317
  2. #a88f2e
  3. #b19c45
  4. #bba85d
  5. #c5b574
  6. #cfc18b
  7. #d8cda2
  8. #e2dab9
  9. #ece6d1
  10. #f5f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e8317
  2. #9b8322
  3. #98822c
  4. #958237
  5. #928241
  6. #8f824c
  7. #8c8156
  8. #898161
  9. #86816b
  10. #838076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90846a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99891f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac7770 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #978205 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b861c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a67c59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e8317 {
  color: #9e8317;
}
Background
.bg-9e8317 {
  background-color: #9e8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e8317 {
  border: 2px solid #9e8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 75% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e8317, #769e17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.25 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.29 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 13.56 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 14.14 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 14.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 14.86 #617ce8 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#9e8317  rgb(158, 131, 23)  hsl(48, 75%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17329e  rgb(23, 50, 158)  hsl(228, 75%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#179e83  rgb(23, 158, 131)  hsl(168, 75%, 35%)  Persian Green
#83179e  rgb(131, 23, 158)  hsl(288, 75%, 35%)  Dark Magenta