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#AB8A2B

#ab8a2b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab8a2b is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 54.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.3% magenta, 74.85% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 44.53°, with 59.81% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.2701

Complementary

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #2b4cab

Split complementary

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #2b8cab
  3. #4a2bab

Analogous

  1. #ab4a2b
  2. #ab8a2b
  3. #8cab2b

Triadic

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #2bab8a
  3. #8a2bab

Tetradic

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #4cab2b
  3. #2b4cab
  4. #8a2bab

Square

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #2bab4a
  3. #2b4cab
  4. #ab2b8c

Monochromatic

  1. #31270c
  2. #6e591c
  3. #ab8a2b
  4. #d3b150
  5. #e2cc8d

Shades

#ab8a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #9a7c27
  3. #896e22
  4. #78611e
  5. #67531a
  6. #564516
  7. #443711
  8. #33290d
  9. #221c09
  10. #110e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab8a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #b39640
  3. #bca155
  4. #c4ad6b
  5. #cdb980
  6. #d5c595
  7. #ddd0aa
  8. #e6dcbf
  9. #eee8d5
  10. #f7f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab8a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab8a2b
  2. #a78934
  3. #a2883c
  4. #9e8745
  5. #9a864d
  6. #968556
  7. #91845e
  8. #8d8367
  9. #89826f
  10. #848178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a891c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18923 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68f2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b48361 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab8a2b {
  color: #ab8a2b;
}
Background
.bg-ab8a2b {
  background-color: #ab8a2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab8a2b {
  border: 2px solid #ab8a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab8a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 138 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab8a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab8a2b, #8cab2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab8a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 138 43 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.00 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.07 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.67 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.51 #5475d4 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ab8a2b  rgb(171, 138, 43)  hsl(45, 60%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2b4cab  rgb(43, 76, 171)  hsl(225, 60%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#2bab8a  rgb(43, 171, 138)  hsl(165, 60%, 42%)  Jungle Green
#8a2bab  rgb(138, 43, 171)  hsl(285, 60%, 42%)  Dark Orchid