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#A8842E

#a8842e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a8842e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 51.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 72.62% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 42.3°, with 57.01% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.2502

Complementary

  1. #a8842e
  2. #2e52a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8842e
  2. #2e8fa8
  3. #472ea8

Analogous

  1. #a8472e
  2. #a8842e
  3. #8fa82e

Triadic

  1. #a8842e
  2. #2ea884
  3. #842ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8842e
  2. #52a82e
  3. #2e52a8
  4. #842ea8

Square

  1. #a8842e
  2. #2ea847
  3. #2e52a8
  4. #a82e8f

Monochromatic

  1. #30260d
  2. #6c551e
  3. #a8842e
  4. #d0ab53
  5. #e0c88f

Shades

#a8842e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8842e
  2. #977729
  3. #866a25
  4. #765c20
  5. #654f1c
  6. #544217
  7. #433512
  8. #32280e
  9. #221a09
  10. #110d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8842e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8842e
  2. #b19043
  3. #b99d58
  4. #c2a96d
  5. #cbb582
  6. #d4c297
  7. #dcceab
  8. #e5dac0
  9. #eee6d5
  10. #f6f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8842e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8842e
  2. #a48436
  3. #a0833e
  4. #9c8347
  5. #98824f
  6. #948257
  7. #90825f
  8. #8c8167
  9. #888170
  10. #848078
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948422 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8d32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b67872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8427 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a18930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b17d5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8842e {
  color: #a8842e;
}
Background
.bg-a8842e {
  background-color: #a8842e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8842e {
  border: 2px solid #a8842e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8842e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 132 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8842e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8842e, #8fa82e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8842e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 132 46 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.86 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.36 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.91 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.14 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.29 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.60 #577bd1 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a8842e  rgb(168, 132, 46)  hsl(42, 57%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2e52a8  rgb(46, 82, 168)  hsl(222, 57%, 42%)  Sapphire
#2ea884  rgb(46, 168, 132)  hsl(162, 57%, 42%)  Jungle Green
#842ea8  rgb(132, 46, 168)  hsl(282, 57%, 42%)  Purple Heart