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#A78000

#a78000 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a78000 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 50.2% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.35% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 45.99°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2365

Complementary

  1. #a78000
  2. #0027a7

Split complementary

  1. #a78000
  2. #007ba7
  3. #2d00a7

Analogous

  1. #a72d00
  2. #a78000
  3. #7ba700

Triadic

  1. #a78000
  2. #00a780
  3. #8000a7

Tetradic

  1. #a78000
  2. #27a700
  3. #0027a7
  4. #8000a7

Square

  1. #a78000
  2. #00a72d
  3. #0027a7
  4. #a7007b

Monochromatic

  1. #141000
  2. #5b4500
  3. #a78000
  4. #f4bb00
  5. #ffd341

Shades

#a78000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a78000
  2. #967300
  3. #866600
  4. #755a00
  5. #644d00
  6. #544000
  7. #433300
  8. #322600
  9. #211a00
  10. #110d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#a78000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a78000
  2. #b08d1a
  3. #b99933
  4. #c1a64d
  5. #cab366
  6. #d3c080
  7. #dccc99
  8. #e5d9b3
  9. #ede6cc
  10. #f6f2e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a78000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a78000
  2. #a3800d
  3. #9f801a
  4. #9b8026
  5. #978033
  6. #948040
  7. #90804d
  8. #8c805a
  9. #888066
  10. #848073
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #927f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6736c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08609 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b07855 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a78000 {
  color: #a78000;
}
Background
.bg-a78000 {
  background-color: #a78000;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a78000 {
  border: 2px solid #a78000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a78000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 128 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a78000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a78000, #7ba700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a78000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 128 0 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.28 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.75 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.17 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 13.73 #b87333 Copper ΔE 13.77 #587fff Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a78000  rgb(167, 128, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0027a7  rgb(0, 39, 167)  hsl(226, 100%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#00a780  rgb(0, 167, 128)  hsl(166, 100%, 33%)  Jungle Green
#8000a7  rgb(128, 0, 167)  hsl(286, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta