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#A48B27

#a48b27 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a48b27 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 54.51% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.24% magenta, 76.22% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 61.58% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.265

Complementary

  1. #a48b27
  2. #2740a4

Split complementary

  1. #a48b27
  2. #277ea4
  3. #4c27a4

Analogous

  1. #a44c27
  2. #a48b27
  3. #7ea427

Triadic

  1. #a48b27
  2. #27a48b
  3. #8b27a4

Tetradic

  1. #a48b27
  2. #40a427
  3. #2740a4
  4. #8b27a4

Square

  1. #a48b27
  2. #27a44c
  3. #2740a4
  4. #a4277e

Monochromatic

  1. #28220a
  2. #665718
  3. #a48b27
  4. #d3b645
  5. #e1ce83

Shades

#a48b27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a48b27
  2. #947d23
  3. #836f1f
  4. #73611b
  5. #625317
  6. #524614
  7. #423810
  8. #312a0c
  9. #211c08
  10. #100e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#a48b27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a48b27
  2. #ad973d
  3. #b6a252
  4. #bfae68
  5. #c8b97d
  6. #d2c593
  7. #dbd1a9
  8. #e4dcbe
  9. #ede8d4
  10. #f6f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a48b27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a48b27
  2. #a08a30
  3. #9d8939
  4. #998842
  5. #96874b
  6. #928654
  7. #8e845c
  8. #8b8365
  9. #87826e
  10. #848177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #978c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8815 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0902d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b28078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e891d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28e2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac8461 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a48b27 {
  color: #a48b27;
}
Background
.bg-a48b27 {
  background-color: #a48b27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a48b27 {
  border: 2px solid #a48b27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a48b27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 139 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 62% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a48b27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a48b27, #7ea427);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a48b27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 139 39 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.38 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.54 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.82 #5b74d8 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a48b27  rgb(164, 139, 39)  hsl(48, 62%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2740a4  rgb(39, 64, 164)  hsl(228, 62%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#27a48b  rgb(39, 164, 139)  hsl(168, 62%, 40%)  Persian Green
#8b27a4  rgb(139, 39, 164)  hsl(288, 62%, 40%)  Dark Magenta