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#AA8D09

#aa8d09 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8d09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 55.29% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.06% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.19°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.2762

Complementary

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #0926aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #0977aa
  3. #3c09aa

Analogous

  1. #aa3c09
  2. #aa8d09
  3. #77aa09

Triadic

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #09aa8d
  3. #8d09aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #26aa09
  3. #0926aa
  4. #8d09aa

Square

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #09aa3c
  3. #0926aa
  4. #aa0977

Monochromatic

  1. #191401
  2. #615105
  3. #aa8d09
  4. #f2c90d
  5. #f6d956

Shades

#aa8d09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #997f08
  3. #887107
  4. #776306
  5. #665505
  6. #554705
  7. #443804
  8. #332a03
  9. #221c02
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8d09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #b39822
  3. #bba43a
  4. #c4af53
  5. #ccbb6b
  6. #d5c684
  7. #ddd19d
  8. #e6ddb5
  9. #eee8ce
  10. #f7f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8d09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8d09
  2. #a68c15
  3. #a28a21
  4. #9d892d
  5. #998839
  6. #958745
  7. #918550
  8. #8d845c
  9. #888368
  10. #848174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59318 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b98078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79113 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3865f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8d09 {
  color: #aa8d09;
}
Background
.bg-aa8d09 {
  background-color: #aa8d09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8d09 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8d09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8d09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 141 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8d09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8d09, #77aa09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8d09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 141 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.84 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.01 #5572f6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8d09  rgb(170, 141, 9)  hsl(49, 90%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0926aa  rgb(9, 38, 170)  hsl(229, 90%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#09aa8d  rgb(9, 170, 141)  hsl(169, 90%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#8d09aa  rgb(141, 9, 170)  hsl(289, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta