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#A6830C

#a6830c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a6830c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.37% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.08% magenta, 92.77% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 46.36°, with 86.52% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.2437

Complementary

  1. #a6830c
  2. #0c2fa6

Split complementary

  1. #a6830c
  2. #0c7ca6
  3. #360ca6

Analogous

  1. #a6360c
  2. #a6830c
  3. #7ca60c

Triadic

  1. #a6830c
  2. #0ca683
  3. #830ca6

Tetradic

  1. #a6830c
  2. #2fa60c
  3. #0c2fa6
  4. #830ca6

Square

  1. #a6830c
  2. #0ca636
  3. #0c2fa6
  4. #a60c7c

Monochromatic

  1. #171202
  2. #5f4b07
  3. #a6830c
  4. #edbb11
  5. #f3d058

Shades

#a6830c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6830c
  2. #95760b
  3. #85690a
  4. #745c08
  5. #644f07
  6. #534206
  7. #423405
  8. #322704
  9. #211a02
  10. #110d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6830c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6830c
  2. #af8f24
  3. #b89c3d
  4. #c1a855
  5. #cab56d
  6. #d3c186
  7. #dbcd9e
  8. #e4dab6
  9. #ede6ce
  10. #f6f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6830c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6830c
  2. #a28318
  3. #9e8223
  4. #9b822f
  5. #97823a
  6. #938246
  7. #8f8152
  8. #8b815d
  9. #888169
  10. #848074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95866b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8b17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5766f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08813 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af7c58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6830c {
  color: #a6830c;
}
Background
.bg-a6830c {
  background-color: #a6830c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6830c {
  border: 2px solid #a6830c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6830c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 131 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6830c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6830c, #7ca60c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6830c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 131 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.82 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.87 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.58 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 13.64 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 13.99 #597cf3 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a6830c  rgb(166, 131, 12)  hsl(46, 87%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c2fa6  rgb(12, 47, 166)  hsl(226, 87%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#0ca683  rgb(12, 166, 131)  hsl(166, 87%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#830ca6  rgb(131, 12, 166)  hsl(286, 87%, 35%)  Dark Magenta