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#A68435

#a68435 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a68435 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.76% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.48% magenta, 68.07% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 41.95°, with 51.6% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2487

Complementary

  1. #a68435
  2. #3557a6

Split complementary

  1. #a68435
  2. #358fa6
  3. #4c35a6

Analogous

  1. #a64c35
  2. #a68435
  3. #8fa635

Triadic

  1. #a68435
  2. #35a684
  3. #8435a6

Tetradic

  1. #a68435
  2. #57a635
  3. #3557a6
  4. #8435a6

Square

  1. #a68435
  2. #35a64c
  3. #3557a6
  4. #a6358f

Monochromatic

  1. #322810
  2. #6c5622
  3. #a68435
  4. #cbaa5c
  5. #dec896

Shades

#a68435 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a68435
  2. #957730
  3. #856a2a
  4. #745c25
  5. #644f20
  6. #53421b
  7. #423515
  8. #322810
  9. #211a0b
  10. #110d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a68435 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a68435
  2. #af9049
  3. #b89d5d
  4. #c1a972
  5. #cab586
  6. #d3c29a
  7. #dbceae
  8. #e4dac2
  9. #ede6d7
  10. #f6f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a68435 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a68435
  2. #a2843d
  3. #9e8344
  4. #9b834c
  5. #978253
  6. #93825b
  7. #8f8262
  8. #8b816a
  9. #888171
  10. #848079
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #958770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93832c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8c38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b47973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8430 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae7d60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a68435 {
  color: #a68435;
}
Background
.bg-a68435 {
  background-color: #a68435;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a68435 {
  border: 2px solid #a68435;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a68435;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 132 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 52% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a68435 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a68435, #8fa635);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a68435 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 132 53 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.83 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.90 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.94 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.17 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.18 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.43 #597bca Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a68435  rgb(166, 132, 53)  hsl(42, 52%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3557a6  rgb(53, 87, 166)  hsl(222, 52%, 43%)  Sapphire
#35a684  rgb(53, 166, 132)  hsl(162, 52%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#8435a6  rgb(132, 53, 166)  hsl(282, 52%, 43%)  Purple Heart