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#A98428

#a98428 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a98428 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 51.76% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.89% magenta, 76.33% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.79°, with 61.72% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2509

Complementary

  1. #a98428
  2. #284da9

Split complementary

  1. #a98428
  2. #288da9
  3. #4328a9

Analogous

  1. #a94328
  2. #a98428
  3. #8da928

Triadic

  1. #a98428
  2. #28a984
  3. #8428a9

Tetradic

  1. #a98428
  2. #4da928
  3. #284da9
  4. #8428a9

Square

  1. #a98428
  2. #28a943
  3. #284da9
  4. #a9288d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d230b
  2. #6b5419
  3. #a98428
  4. #d4ac49
  5. #e3c887

Shades

#a98428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a98428
  2. #987724
  3. #876a20
  4. #765c1c
  5. #654f18
  6. #554214
  7. #443510
  8. #33280c
  9. #221a08
  10. #110d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#a98428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a98428
  2. #b2903e
  3. #ba9d53
  4. #c3a969
  5. #cbb57e
  6. #d4c294
  7. #ddcea9
  8. #e5dabf
  9. #eee6d4
  10. #f6f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a98428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a98428
  2. #a58431
  3. #a1833a
  4. #9d8342
  5. #99824b
  6. #958254
  7. #90825d
  8. #8c8166
  9. #88816e
  10. #848077
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97876f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958419 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8d2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d8420 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28a2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b27d5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a98428 {
  color: #a98428;
}
Background
.bg-a98428 {
  background-color: #a98428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a98428 {
  border: 2px solid #a98428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a98428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 132 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a98428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a98428, #8da928);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a98428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 132 40 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.30 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.89 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.02 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.30 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.34 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.57 #567bd7 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a98428  rgb(169, 132, 40)  hsl(43, 62%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#284da9  rgb(40, 77, 169)  hsl(223, 62%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#28a984  rgb(40, 169, 132)  hsl(163, 62%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#8428a9  rgb(132, 40, 169)  hsl(283, 62%, 41%)  Purple Heart