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#A38C19

#a38c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a38c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 84.66% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 73.4% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 8.1.

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Relative luminance0.2661

Complementary

  1. #a38c19
  2. #1930a3

Split complementary

  1. #a38c19
  2. #1975a3
  3. #4719a3

Analogous

  1. #a34719
  2. #a38c19
  3. #75a319

Triadic

  1. #a38c19
  2. #19a38c
  3. #8c19a3

Tetradic

  1. #a38c19
  2. #30a319
  3. #1930a3
  4. #8c19a3

Square

  1. #a38c19
  2. #19a347
  3. #1930a3
  4. #a31975

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1a05
  2. #61530f
  3. #a38c19
  4. #dec02a
  5. #e9d46c

Shades

#a38c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a38c19
  2. #937e17
  3. #827014
  4. #726212
  5. #62540f
  6. #52460d
  7. #41380a
  8. #312a08
  9. #211c05
  10. #100e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a38c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a38c19
  2. #ac9830
  3. #b5a347
  4. #bfaf5e
  5. #c8ba75
  6. #d1c68c
  7. #dad1a3
  8. #e3ddba
  9. #ede8d1
  10. #f6f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a38c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a38c19
  2. #a08b23
  3. #9c8a2e
  4. #998838
  5. #958742
  6. #92864d
  7. #8e8557
  8. #8b8461
  9. #87826b
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b18077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8a05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a38c19 {
  color: #a38c19;
}
Background
.bg-a38c19 {
  background-color: #a38c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a38c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a38c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a38c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 73% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a38c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a38c19, #75a319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a38c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.31 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.51 #5c73e6 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a38c19  rgb(163, 140, 25)  hsl(50, 73%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1930a3  rgb(25, 48, 163)  hsl(230, 73%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#19a38c  rgb(25, 163, 140)  hsl(170, 73%, 37%)  Persian Green
#8c19a3  rgb(140, 25, 163)  hsl(290, 73%, 37%)  Dark Magenta