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#A38245

#a38245 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a38245 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 50.98% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.25% magenta, 57.67% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 38.94°, with 40.52% saturation and 45.49% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 8.31.

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Relative luminance0.2418

Complementary

  1. #a38245
  2. #4566a3

Split complementary

  1. #a38245
  2. #4595a3
  3. #5345a3

Analogous

  1. #a35345
  2. #a38245
  3. #95a345

Triadic

  1. #a38245
  2. #45a382
  3. #8245a3

Tetradic

  1. #a38245
  2. #66a345
  3. #4566a3
  4. #8245a3

Square

  1. #a38245
  2. #45a353
  3. #4566a3
  4. #a34595

Monochromatic

  1. #382c17
  2. #6d572e
  3. #a38245
  4. #c3a671
  5. #dac8a7

Shades

#a38245 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a38245
  2. #93753e
  3. #826837
  4. #725b30
  5. #624e29
  6. #524123
  7. #41341c
  8. #312715
  9. #211a0e
  10. #100d07
  11. #000000

Tints

#a38245 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a38245
  2. #ac8f58
  3. #b59b6a
  4. #bfa87d
  5. #c8b48f
  6. #d1c1a2
  7. #dacdb5
  8. #e3dac7
  9. #ede6da
  10. #f6f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a38245 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a38245
  2. #a0824b
  3. #9c8251
  4. #998157
  5. #95815d
  6. #928163
  7. #8e8168
  8. #8b816e
  9. #878074
  10. #84807a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #938572 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90823f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988a47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #988242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c8746 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab7c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a38245 {
  color: #a38245;
}
Background
.bg-a38245 {
  background-color: #a38245;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a38245 {
  border: 2px solid #a38245;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a38245;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 130 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 41% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a38245 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a38245, #95a345);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a38245 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 130 69 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.31 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.59 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.83 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.62 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.16 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.33 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.02 #5c7dba Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a38245  rgb(163, 130, 69)  hsl(39, 41%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#4566a3  rgb(69, 102, 163)  hsl(219, 41%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#45a382  rgb(69, 163, 130)  hsl(159, 41%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#8245a3  rgb(130, 69, 163)  hsl(279, 41%, 45%)  Royal Purple