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#AA8A1D

#aa8a1d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8a1d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 82.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.38°, with 70.85% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.24.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2681

Complementary

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #1d3daa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #1d84aa
  3. #431daa

Analogous

  1. #aa431d
  2. #aa8a1d
  3. #84aa1d

Triadic

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #1daa8a
  3. #8a1daa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #3daa1d
  3. #1d3daa
  4. #8a1daa

Square

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #1daa43
  3. #1d3daa
  4. #aa1d84

Monochromatic

  1. #272007
  2. #695512
  3. #aa8a1d
  4. #ddb737
  5. #e8cf78

Shades

#aa8a1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #997c1a
  3. #886e17
  4. #776114
  5. #665311
  6. #55450f
  7. #44370c
  8. #332909
  9. #221c06
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8a1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #b39634
  3. #bba14a
  4. #c4ad61
  5. #ccb977
  6. #d5c58e
  7. #ddd0a5
  8. #e6dcbb
  9. #eee8d2
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8a1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8a1d
  2. #a68927
  3. #a28831
  4. #9d873b
  5. #998645
  6. #95854f
  7. #918458
  8. #8d8362
  9. #88826c
  10. #848176
  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 #9a8c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29124 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1890e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68e22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3835f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8a1d {
  color: #aa8a1d;
}
Background
.bg-aa8a1d {
  background-color: #aa8a1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8a1d {
  border: 2px solid #aa8a1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8a1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 138 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8a1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8a1d, #84aa1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8a1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 138 29 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.04 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.62 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.79 #5575e2 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8a1d  rgb(170, 138, 29)  hsl(46, 71%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1d3daa  rgb(29, 61, 170)  hsl(226, 71%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#1daa8a  rgb(29, 170, 138)  hsl(166, 71%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#8a1daa  rgb(138, 29, 170)  hsl(286, 71%, 39%)  Dark Violet