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#A58C11

#a58c11 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a58c11 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 54.9% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.15% magenta, 89.7% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 49.86°, with 81.32% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.268

Complementary

  1. #a58c11
  2. #112aa5

Split complementary

  1. #a58c11
  2. #1174a5
  3. #4211a5

Analogous

  1. #a54211
  2. #a58c11
  3. #74a511

Triadic

  1. #a58c11
  2. #11a58c
  3. #8c11a5

Tetradic

  1. #a58c11
  2. #2aa511
  3. #112aa5
  4. #8c11a5

Square

  1. #a58c11
  2. #11a542
  3. #112aa5
  4. #a51174

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1603
  2. #60510a
  3. #a58c11
  4. #e8c51b
  5. #efd760

Shades

#a58c11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a58c11
  2. #957e0f
  3. #84700e
  4. #74620c
  5. #63540a
  6. #534609
  7. #423807
  8. #322a05
  9. #211c03
  10. #110e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#a58c11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a58c11
  2. #ae9829
  3. #b7a341
  4. #c0af58
  5. #c9ba70
  6. #d2c688
  7. #dbd1a0
  8. #e4ddb8
  9. #ede8cf
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a58c11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a58c11
  2. #a18b1c
  3. #9e8a27
  4. #9a8832
  5. #96873d
  6. #938649
  7. #8f8554
  8. #8b845f
  9. #87826a
  10. #848175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #978d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2911d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b38077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a38f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae855e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a58c11 {
  color: #a58c11;
}
Background
.bg-a58c11 {
  background-color: #a58c11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a58c11 {
  border: 2px solid #a58c11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a58c11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 140 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a58c11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a58c11, #74a511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a58c11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 140 17 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.51 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.60 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.67 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.32 #5a73ee Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a58c11  rgb(165, 140, 17)  hsl(50, 81%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#112aa5  rgb(17, 42, 165)  hsl(230, 81%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#11a58c  rgb(17, 165, 140)  hsl(170, 81%, 36%)  Persian Green
#8c11a5  rgb(140, 17, 165)  hsl(290, 81%, 36%)  Dark Magenta