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#AA8A03

#aa8a03 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8a03 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 54.12% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 98.24% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.5°, with 96.53% saturation and 33.92% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.2673

Complementary

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #0323aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #0377aa
  3. #3603aa

Analogous

  1. #aa3603
  2. #aa8a03
  3. #77aa03

Triadic

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #03aa8a
  3. #8a03aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #23aa03
  3. #0323aa
  4. #8a03aa

Square

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #03aa36
  3. #0323aa
  4. #aa0377

Monochromatic

  1. #141000
  2. #5f4d02
  3. #aa8a03
  4. #f5c704
  5. #fcda4a

Shades

#aa8a03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #997c03
  3. #886e02
  4. #776102
  5. #665302
  6. #554502
  7. #443701
  8. #332901
  9. #221c01
  10. #110e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8a03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #b3961c
  3. #bba135
  4. #c4ad4f
  5. #ccb968
  6. #d5c581
  7. #ddd09a
  8. #e6dcb3
  9. #eee8cd
  10. #f7f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8a03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8a03
  2. #a68910
  3. #a2881c
  4. #9d8729
  5. #998635
  6. #958542
  7. #91844e
  8. #8d835b
  9. #888267
  10. #848174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39114 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68e0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3825c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8a03 {
  color: #aa8a03;
}
Background
.bg-aa8a03 {
  background-color: #aa8a03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8a03 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8a03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8a03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 138 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8a03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8a03, #77aa03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8a03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 138 3 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.70 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.00 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.70 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.98 #5575fc Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8a03  rgb(170, 138, 3)  hsl(49, 97%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0323aa  rgb(3, 35, 170)  hsl(229, 97%, 34%)  Zaffre
#03aa8a  rgb(3, 170, 138)  hsl(169, 97%, 34%)  Jungle Green
#8a03aa  rgb(138, 3, 170)  hsl(289, 97%, 34%)  Dark Magenta