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#AA8A0F

#aa8a0f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8a0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 91.18% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 47.61°, with 83.78% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.2676

Complementary

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #0f2faa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #0f7caa
  3. #3c0faa

Analogous

  1. #aa3c0f
  2. #aa8a0f
  3. #7caa0f

Triadic

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #0faa8a
  3. #8a0faa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #2faa0f
  3. #0f2faa
  4. #8a0faa

Square

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #0faa3c
  3. #0f2faa
  4. #aa0f7c

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1803
  2. #645109
  3. #aa8a0f
  4. #ebc01b
  5. #f1d361

Shades

#aa8a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #997c0e
  3. #886e0c
  4. #77610b
  5. #665309
  6. #554508
  7. #443706
  8. #332905
  9. #221c03
  10. #110e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #b39627
  3. #bba13f
  4. #c4ad57
  5. #ccb96f
  6. #d5c587
  7. #ddd09f
  8. #e6dcb7
  9. #eee8cf
  10. #f7f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8a0f
  2. #a6891a
  3. #a28826
  4. #9d8731
  5. #99863c
  6. #958548
  7. #918453
  8. #8d835e
  9. #888269
  10. #848175
  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 #a3911b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68e17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3835d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8a0f {
  color: #aa8a0f;
}
Background
.bg-aa8a0f {
  background-color: #aa8a0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8a0f {
  border: 2px solid #aa8a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 138 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8a0f, #7caa0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 138 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.59 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.99 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.83 #5575f0 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8a0f  rgb(170, 138, 15)  hsl(48, 84%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f2faa  rgb(15, 47, 170)  hsl(228, 84%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#0faa8a  rgb(15, 170, 138)  hsl(168, 84%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#8a0faa  rgb(138, 15, 170)  hsl(288, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta