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#AB8917

#ab8917 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab8917 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 53.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.88% magenta, 86.55% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 46.22°, with 76.29% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.2661

Complementary

  1. #ab8917
  2. #1739ab

Split complementary

  1. #ab8917
  2. #1783ab
  3. #3f17ab

Analogous

  1. #ab3f17
  2. #ab8917
  3. #83ab17

Triadic

  1. #ab8917
  2. #17ab89
  3. #8917ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab8917
  2. #39ab17
  3. #1739ab
  4. #8917ab

Square

  1. #ab8917
  2. #17ab3f
  3. #1739ab
  4. #ab1783

Monochromatic

  1. #241d05
  2. #68530e
  3. #ab8917
  4. #e3b92c
  5. #eccf6f

Shades

#ab8917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab8917
  2. #9a7b15
  3. #896e12
  4. #786010
  5. #67520e
  6. #56450c
  7. #443709
  8. #332907
  9. #221b05
  10. #110e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab8917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab8917
  2. #b3952e
  3. #bca145
  4. #c4ac5d
  5. #cdb874
  6. #d5c48b
  7. #ddd0a2
  8. #e6dcb9
  9. #eee7d1
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab8917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab8917
  2. #a78822
  3. #a2872c
  4. #9e8637
  5. #9a8541
  6. #96854c
  7. #918456
  8. #8d8361
  9. #89826b
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29120 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18802 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68e1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4825d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab8917 {
  color: #ab8917;
}
Background
.bg-ab8917 {
  background-color: #ab8917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab8917 {
  border: 2px solid #ab8917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab8917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 137 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab8917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab8917, #83ab17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab8917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 137 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.68 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.00 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.67 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.75 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.07 #5476e8 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ab8917  rgb(171, 137, 23)  hsl(46, 76%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1739ab  rgb(23, 57, 171)  hsl(226, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#17ab89  rgb(23, 171, 137)  hsl(166, 76%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#8917ab  rgb(137, 23, 171)  hsl(286, 76%, 38%)  Dark Violet