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#AA830C

#aa830c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa830c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 51.37% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.94% magenta, 92.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 45.19°, with 86.81% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.2481

Complementary

  1. #aa830c
  2. #0c33aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa830c
  2. #0c82aa
  3. #340caa

Analogous

  1. #aa340c
  2. #aa830c
  3. #82aa0c

Triadic

  1. #aa830c
  2. #0caa83
  3. #830caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa830c
  2. #33aa0c
  3. #0c33aa
  4. #830caa

Square

  1. #aa830c
  2. #0caa34
  3. #0c33aa
  4. #aa0c82

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1502
  2. #634c07
  3. #aa830c
  4. #eeb914
  5. #f3ce5c

Shades

#aa830c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa830c
  2. #99760b
  3. #88690a
  4. #775c08
  5. #664f07
  6. #554206
  7. #443405
  8. #332704
  9. #221a02
  10. #110d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa830c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa830c
  2. #b38f24
  3. #bb9c3d
  4. #c4a855
  5. #ccb56d
  6. #d5c186
  7. #ddcd9e
  8. #e6dab6
  9. #eee6ce
  10. #f7f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa830c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa830c
  2. #a68318
  3. #a28223
  4. #9d822f
  5. #99823a
  6. #958246
  7. #918152
  8. #8d815d
  9. #888169
  10. #848074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97866c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9766f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a38913 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b37b58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa830c {
  color: #aa830c;
}
Background
.bg-aa830c {
  background-color: #aa830c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa830c {
  border: 2px solid #aa830c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa830c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 131 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa830c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa830c, #82aa0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa830c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 131 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.28 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.48 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 13.41 #557cf3 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa830c  rgb(170, 131, 12)  hsl(45, 87%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c33aa  rgb(12, 51, 170)  hsl(225, 87%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#0caa83  rgb(12, 170, 131)  hsl(165, 87%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#830caa  rgb(131, 12, 170)  hsl(285, 87%, 36%)  Dark Magenta