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#AA8909

#aa8909 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8909 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 53.73% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.41% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 47.7°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2646

Complementary

  1. #aa8909
  2. #092aaa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8909
  2. #097baa
  3. #3809aa

Analogous

  1. #aa3809
  2. #aa8909
  3. #7baa09

Triadic

  1. #aa8909
  2. #09aa89
  3. #8909aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8909
  2. #2aaa09
  3. #092aaa
  4. #8909aa

Square

  1. #aa8909
  2. #09aa38
  3. #092aaa
  4. #aa097b

Monochromatic

  1. #191401
  2. #614e05
  3. #aa8909
  4. #f2c30d
  5. #f6d556

Shades

#aa8909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8909
  2. #997b08
  3. #886e07
  4. #776006
  5. #665205
  6. #554505
  7. #443704
  8. #332903
  9. #221b02
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8909
  2. #b39522
  3. #bba13a
  4. #c4ac53
  5. #ccb86b
  6. #d5c484
  7. #ddd09d
  8. #e6dcb5
  9. #eee7ce
  10. #f7f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8909
  2. #a68815
  3. #a28721
  4. #9d862d
  5. #998539
  6. #958545
  7. #918450
  8. #8d835c
  9. #888268
  10. #848174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998b6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29017 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58e12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3815c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8909 {
  color: #aa8909;
}
Background
.bg-aa8909 {
  background-color: #aa8909;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8909 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 137 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8909, #7baa09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 137 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.01 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.08 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.39 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 13.22 #5576f6 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8909  rgb(170, 137, 9)  hsl(48, 90%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#092aaa  rgb(9, 42, 170)  hsl(228, 90%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#09aa89  rgb(9, 170, 137)  hsl(168, 90%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#8909aa  rgb(137, 9, 170)  hsl(288, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta