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#AA8917

#aa8917 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8917 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.41% magenta, 86.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.53°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.265

Complementary

  1. #aa8917
  2. #1738aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8917
  2. #1781aa
  3. #3f17aa

Analogous

  1. #aa3f17
  2. #aa8917
  3. #81aa17

Triadic

  1. #aa8917
  2. #17aa89
  3. #8917aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8917
  2. #38aa17
  3. #1738aa
  4. #8917aa

Square

  1. #aa8917
  2. #17aa3f
  3. #1738aa
  4. #aa1781

Monochromatic

  1. #231c05
  2. #67530e
  3. #aa8917
  4. #e2b92b
  5. #ebcf6f

Shades

#aa8917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8917
  2. #997b15
  3. #886e12
  4. #776010
  5. #66520e
  6. #55450c
  7. #443709
  8. #332907
  9. #221b05
  10. #110e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8917
  2. #b3952e
  3. #bba145
  4. #c4ac5d
  5. #ccb874
  6. #d5c48b
  7. #ddd0a2
  8. #e6dcb9
  9. #eee7d1
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8917
  2. #a68822
  3. #a2872c
  4. #9d8637
  5. #998541
  6. #95854c
  7. #918456
  8. #8d8361
  9. #88826b
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29120 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18802 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58e1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3825d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8917 {
  color: #aa8917;
}
Background
.bg-aa8917 {
  background-color: #aa8917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8917 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 137 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8917, #81aa17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 137 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.89 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.10 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 13.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.07 #5576e8 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8917  rgb(170, 137, 23)  hsl(47, 76%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1738aa  rgb(23, 56, 170)  hsl(227, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#17aa89  rgb(23, 170, 137)  hsl(167, 76%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#8917aa  rgb(137, 23, 170)  hsl(287, 76%, 38%)  Dark Magenta