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#AB8A09

#ab8a09 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab8a09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 54.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.3% magenta, 94.74% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 47.78°, with 90% saturation and 35.29% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.2685

Complementary

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #092aab

Split complementary

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #097bab
  3. #3909ab

Analogous

  1. #ab3909
  2. #ab8a09
  3. #7bab09

Triadic

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #09ab8a
  3. #8a09ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #2aab09
  3. #092aab
  4. #8a09ab

Square

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #09ab39
  3. #092aab
  4. #ab097b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1501
  2. #624f05
  3. #ab8a09
  4. #f2c40e
  5. #f6d657

Shades

#ab8a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #9a7c08
  3. #896e07
  4. #786106
  5. #675305
  6. #564505
  7. #443704
  8. #332903
  9. #221c02
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab8a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #b39622
  3. #bca13a
  4. #c4ad53
  5. #cdb96b
  6. #d5c584
  7. #ddd09d
  8. #e6dcb5
  9. #eee8ce
  10. #f7f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab8a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab8a09
  2. #a78915
  3. #a28821
  4. #9e872d
  5. #9a8639
  6. #968545
  7. #918450
  8. #8d835c
  9. #898268
  10. #848174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39117 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68f13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4825c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab8a09 {
  color: #ab8a09;
}
Background
.bg-ab8a09 {
  background-color: #ab8a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab8a09 {
  border: 2px solid #ab8a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab8a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 138 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab8a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab8a09, #7bab09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab8a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 138 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.21 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.74 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.40 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.93 #5475f6 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ab8a09  rgb(171, 138, 9)  hsl(48, 90%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#092aab  rgb(9, 42, 171)  hsl(228, 90%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#09ab8a  rgb(9, 171, 138)  hsl(168, 90%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#8a09ab  rgb(138, 9, 171)  hsl(288, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta