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#A78200

#a78200 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a78200 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 50.98% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.16% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 46.71°, 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.2418

Complementary

  1. #a78200
  2. #0025a7

Split complementary

  1. #a78200
  2. #0079a7
  3. #2f00a7

Analogous

  1. #a72f00
  2. #a78200
  3. #79a700

Triadic

  1. #a78200
  2. #00a782
  3. #8200a7

Tetradic

  1. #a78200
  2. #25a700
  3. #0025a7
  4. #8200a7

Square

  1. #a78200
  2. #00a72f
  3. #0025a7
  4. #a70079

Monochromatic

  1. #141000
  2. #5b4600
  3. #a78200
  4. #f4be00
  5. #ffd541

Shades

#a78200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a78200
  2. #967500
  3. #866800
  4. #755b00
  5. #644e00
  6. #544100
  7. #433400
  8. #322700
  9. #211a00
  10. #110d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#a78200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a78200
  2. #b08f1a
  3. #b99b33
  4. #c1a84d
  5. #cab466
  6. #d3c180
  7. #dccd99
  8. #e5dab3
  9. #ede6cc
  10. #f6f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a78200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a78200
  2. #a3820d
  3. #9f821a
  4. #9b8126
  5. #978133
  6. #948140
  7. #90814d
  8. #8c815a
  9. #888066
  10. #848073
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95856a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8b10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6756e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1880a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b07a56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a78200 {
  color: #a78200;
}
Background
.bg-a78200 {
  background-color: #a78200;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a78200 {
  border: 2px solid #a78200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a78200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 130 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a78200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a78200, #79a700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a78200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 130 0 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.48 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.80 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.56 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.59 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 13.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 13.84 #587dff Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a78200  rgb(167, 130, 0)  hsl(47, 100%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0025a7  rgb(0, 37, 167)  hsl(227, 100%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#00a782  rgb(0, 167, 130)  hsl(167, 100%, 33%)  Jungle Green
#8200a7  rgb(130, 0, 167)  hsl(287, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta