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#AC8A1C

#ac8a1c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac8a1c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 54.12% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.77% magenta, 83.72% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 45.83°, with 72% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.2703

Complementary

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #1c3eac

Split complementary

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #1c86ac
  3. #421cac

Analogous

  1. #ac421c
  2. #ac8a1c
  3. #86ac1c

Triadic

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #1cac8a
  3. #8a1cac

Tetradic

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #3eac1c
  3. #1c3eac
  4. #8a1cac

Square

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #1cac42
  3. #1c3eac
  4. #ac1c86

Monochromatic

  1. #282007
  2. #6a5511
  3. #ac8a1c
  4. #deb736
  5. #e9ce78

Shades

#ac8a1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #9b7c19
  3. #8a6e16
  4. #786114
  5. #675311
  6. #56450e
  7. #45370b
  8. #342908
  9. #221c06
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac8a1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #b49633
  3. #bda149
  4. #c5ad60
  5. #cdb977
  6. #d6c58e
  7. #ded0a4
  8. #e6dcbb
  9. #eee8d2
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac8a1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac8a1c
  2. #a88926
  3. #a38830
  4. #9f873a
  5. #9a8644
  6. #96854e
  7. #928458
  8. #8d8362
  9. #89826c
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39224 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb7d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2890c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78f21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5835f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac8a1c {
  color: #ac8a1c;
}
Background
.bg-ac8a1c {
  background-color: #ac8a1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac8a1c {
  border: 2px solid #ac8a1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac8a1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 138 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac8a1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac8a1c, #86ac1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac8a1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 138 28 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.70 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.36 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.94 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.66 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.71 #5375e3 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ac8a1c  rgb(172, 138, 28)  hsl(46, 72%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1c3eac  rgb(28, 62, 172)  hsl(226, 72%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#1cac8a  rgb(28, 172, 138)  hsl(166, 72%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#8a1cac  rgb(138, 28, 172)  hsl(286, 72%, 39%)  Dark Violet