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#AA8523

#aa8523 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8523 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 52.16% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 79.41% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 43.56°, with 65.85% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.2544

Complementary

  1. #aa8523
  2. #2348aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8523
  2. #238caa
  3. #4223aa

Analogous

  1. #aa4223
  2. #aa8523
  3. #8caa23

Triadic

  1. #aa8523
  2. #23aa85
  3. #8523aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8523
  2. #48aa23
  3. #2348aa
  4. #8523aa

Square

  1. #aa8523
  2. #23aa42
  3. #2348aa
  4. #aa238c

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2209
  2. #6b5316
  3. #aa8523
  4. #d8af42
  5. #e5ca81

Shades

#aa8523 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8523
  2. #997820
  3. #886a1c
  4. #775d19
  5. #665015
  6. #554312
  7. #44350e
  8. #33280b
  9. #221b07
  10. #110d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8523 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8523
  2. #b39139
  3. #bb9d4f
  4. #c4aa65
  5. #ccb67b
  6. #d5c291
  7. #ddcea7
  8. #e6dabd
  9. #eee7d3
  10. #f7f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8523 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8523
  2. #a6852c
  3. #a28436
  4. #9d843f
  5. #998348
  6. #958352
  7. #91825b
  8. #8d8264
  9. #88816d
  10. #848177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98886f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96840f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8e28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8519 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a38b26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b37e5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8523 {
  color: #aa8523;
}
Background
.bg-aa8523 {
  background-color: #aa8523;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8523 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8523;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8523;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 133 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 66% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8523 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8523, #8caa23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8523 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 133 35 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.83 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.20 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.49 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.56 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.74 #557adc Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8523  rgb(170, 133, 35)  hsl(44, 66%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2348aa  rgb(35, 72, 170)  hsl(224, 66%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#23aa85  rgb(35, 170, 133)  hsl(164, 66%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#8523aa  rgb(133, 35, 170)  hsl(284, 66%, 40%)  Purple Heart