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#AA8941

#aa8941 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa8941 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 53.73% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.41% magenta, 61.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 41.14°, with 44.68% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.2682

Complementary

  1. #aa8941
  2. #4162aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8941
  2. #4197aa
  3. #5441aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5441
  2. #aa8941
  3. #97aa41

Triadic

  1. #aa8941
  2. #41aa89
  3. #8941aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8941
  2. #62aa41
  3. #4162aa
  4. #8941aa

Square

  1. #aa8941
  2. #41aa54
  3. #4162aa
  4. #aa4197

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3017
  2. #735c2c
  3. #aa8941
  4. #c8ac6f
  5. #ddcca7

Shades

#aa8941 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8941
  2. #997b3b
  3. #886e34
  4. #77602e
  5. #665227
  6. #554521
  7. #44371a
  8. #332914
  9. #221b0d
  10. #110e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8941 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8941
  2. #b39554
  3. #bba167
  4. #c4ac7a
  5. #ccb88d
  6. #d5c4a0
  7. #ddd0b3
  8. #e6dcc6
  9. #eee7d9
  10. #f7f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8941 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8941
  2. #a68847
  3. #a2874e
  4. #9d8654
  5. #99855a
  6. #958561
  7. #918467
  8. #8d836d
  9. #888273
  10. #84817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8c76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98883a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09144 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f893d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a48e43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b28367 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8941 {
  color: #aa8941;
}
Background
.bg-aa8941 {
  background-color: #aa8941;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8941 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8941;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8941;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 137 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8941 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8941, #97aa41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8941 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 137 65 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.49 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.55 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.33 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 12.35 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.44 #5576be Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8941  rgb(170, 137, 65)  hsl(41, 45%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#4162aa  rgb(65, 98, 170)  hsl(221, 45%, 46%)  Denim
#41aa89  rgb(65, 170, 137)  hsl(161, 45%, 46%)  Jungle Green
#8941aa  rgb(137, 65, 170)  hsl(281, 45%, 46%)  Purpureus