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#AB8A36

#ab8a36 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab8a36 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 54.12% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.3% magenta, 68.42% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 43.08°, with 52% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.271

Complementary

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #3657ab

Split complementary

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #3692ab
  3. #5036ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5036
  2. #ab8a36
  3. #92ab36

Triadic

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #36ab8a
  3. #8a36ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #57ab36
  3. #3657ab
  4. #8a36ab

Square

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #36ab50
  3. #3657ab
  4. #ab3692

Monochromatic

  1. #372c11
  2. #715b24
  3. #ab8a36
  4. #cdae61
  5. #dfcc9b

Shades

#ab8a36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #9a7c31
  3. #896e2b
  4. #786126
  5. #675320
  6. #56451b
  7. #443716
  8. #332910
  9. #221c0b
  10. #110e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab8a36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #b3964a
  3. #bca15e
  4. #c4ad72
  5. #cdb986
  6. #d5c59b
  7. #ddd0af
  8. #e6dcc3
  9. #eee8d7
  10. #f7f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab8a36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab8a36
  2. #a7893d
  3. #a28845
  4. #9e874c
  5. #9a8654
  6. #96855b
  7. #918462
  8. #8d836a
  9. #898271
  10. #848179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8c75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a892c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2923a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18930 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68f38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b48364 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab8a36 {
  color: #ab8a36;
}
Background
.bg-ab8a36 {
  background-color: #ab8a36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab8a36 {
  border: 2px solid #ab8a36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab8a36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 138 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 52% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab8a36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab8a36, #92ab36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab8a36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 138 54 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.44 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.92 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.08 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.54 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.56 #5475c9 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ab8a36  rgb(171, 138, 54)  hsl(43, 52%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3657ab  rgb(54, 87, 171)  hsl(223, 52%, 44%)  Sapphire
#36ab8a  rgb(54, 171, 138)  hsl(163, 52%, 44%)  Jungle Green
#8a36ab  rgb(138, 54, 171)  hsl(283, 52%, 44%)  Dark Orchid