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#AA8315

#aa8315 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8315 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 51.37% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.94% magenta, 87.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 44.3°, with 78.01% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.2483

Complementary

  1. #aa8315
  2. #153caa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8315
  2. #1586aa
  3. #3915aa

Analogous

  1. #aa3915
  2. #aa8315
  3. #86aa15

Triadic

  1. #aa8315
  2. #15aa83
  3. #8315aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8315
  2. #3caa15
  3. #153caa
  4. #8315aa

Square

  1. #aa8315
  2. #15aa39
  3. #153caa
  4. #aa1586

Monochromatic

  1. #221a04
  2. #664f0d
  3. #aa8315
  4. #e4b327
  5. #edcb6b

Shades

#aa8315 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8315
  2. #997613
  3. #886911
  4. #775c0f
  5. #664f0d
  6. #55420b
  7. #443408
  8. #332706
  9. #221a04
  10. #110d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8315 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8315
  2. #b38f2c
  3. #bb9c44
  4. #c4a85b
  5. #ccb573
  6. #d5c18a
  7. #ddcda1
  8. #e6dab9
  9. #eee6d0
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8315 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8315
  2. #a68320
  3. #a2822a
  4. #9d8235
  5. #998240
  6. #95824b
  7. #918155
  8. #8d8160
  9. #88816b
  10. #848075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97866d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97670 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8301 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3891a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b37b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8315 {
  color: #aa8315;
}
Background
.bg-aa8315 {
  background-color: #aa8315;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8315 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8315;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8315;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 131 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8315 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8315, #86aa15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8315 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 131 21 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.56 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.01 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.22 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.27 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.67 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.93 #cd853f Peru ΔE 13.06 #557cea Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8315  rgb(170, 131, 21)  hsl(44, 78%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#153caa  rgb(21, 60, 170)  hsl(224, 78%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#15aa83  rgb(21, 170, 131)  hsl(164, 78%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#8315aa  rgb(131, 21, 170)  hsl(284, 78%, 37%)  Dark Violet