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#AA7828

#aa7828 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa7828 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 47.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 76.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 36.92°, with 61.9% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2213

Complementary

  1. #aa7828
  2. #285aaa

Split complementary

  1. #aa7828
  2. #289baa
  3. #3728aa

Analogous

  1. #aa3728
  2. #aa7828
  3. #9baa28

Triadic

  1. #aa7828
  2. #28aa78
  3. #7828aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa7828
  2. #5aaa28
  3. #285aaa
  4. #7828aa

Square

  1. #aa7828
  2. #28aa37
  3. #285aaa
  4. #aa289b

Monochromatic

  1. #2e210b
  2. #6c4c19
  3. #aa7828
  4. #d49f4a
  5. #e3c088

Shades

#aa7828 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa7828
  2. #996c24
  3. #886020
  4. #77541c
  5. #664818
  6. #553c14
  7. #443010
  8. #33240c
  9. #221808
  10. #110c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa7828 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa7828
  2. #b3863e
  3. #bb9353
  4. #c4a169
  5. #ccae7e
  6. #d5bc94
  7. #ddc9a9
  8. #e6d7bf
  9. #eee4d4
  10. #f7f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa7828 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa7828
  2. #a67931
  3. #a27a3a
  4. #9d7a42
  5. #997b4b
  6. #957c54
  7. #917d5d
  8. #8d7e66
  9. #887e6e
  10. #847f77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #937e69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7a1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96862b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96b68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #987921 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e812a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b37055 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa7828 {
  color: #aa7828;
}
Background
.bg-aa7828 {
  background-color: #aa7828;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa7828 {
  border: 2px solid #aa7828;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa7828;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 120 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa7828 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa7828, #9baa28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa7828 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 120 40 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.73 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.11 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.19 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.92 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.07 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.29 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.34 #5587d7 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa7828  rgb(170, 120, 40)  hsl(37, 62%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#285aaa  rgb(40, 90, 170)  hsl(217, 62%, 41%)  Denim
#28aa78  rgb(40, 170, 120)  hsl(157, 62%, 41%)  Jade
#7828aa  rgb(120, 40, 170)  hsl(277, 62%, 41%)  Purple Heart