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#AC8D09

#ac8d09 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac8d09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 55.29% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.02% magenta, 94.77% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.59°, with 90.06% saturation and 35.49% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.2784

Complementary

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #0928ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #0979ac
  3. #3c09ac

Analogous

  1. #ac3c09
  2. #ac8d09
  3. #79ac09

Triadic

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #09ac8d
  3. #8d09ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #28ac09
  3. #0928ac
  4. #8d09ac

Square

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #09ac3c
  3. #0928ac
  4. #ac0979

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1601
  2. #635105
  3. #ac8d09
  4. #f2c70f
  5. #f6d858

Shades

#ac8d09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #9b7f08
  3. #8a7107
  4. #786306
  5. #675505
  6. #564705
  7. #453804
  8. #342a03
  9. #221c02
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac8d09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #b49822
  3. #bda43a
  4. #c5af53
  5. #cdbb6b
  6. #d6c684
  7. #ded19d
  8. #e6ddb5
  9. #eee8ce
  10. #f7f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac8d09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac8d09
  2. #a88c15
  3. #a38a21
  4. #9f892d
  5. #9a8839
  6. #968745
  7. #928550
  8. #8d845c
  9. #898368
  10. #848174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8f72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69418 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb8078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89113 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac8d09 {
  color: #ac8d09;
}
Background
.bg-ac8d09 {
  background-color: #ac8d09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac8d09 {
  border: 2px solid #ac8d09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac8d09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 141 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac8d09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac8d09, #79ac09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac8d09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 141 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.99 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.78 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.62 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.05 #5372f6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ac8d09  rgb(172, 141, 9)  hsl(49, 90%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0928ac  rgb(9, 40, 172)  hsl(229, 90%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#09ac8d  rgb(9, 172, 141)  hsl(169, 90%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#8d09ac  rgb(141, 9, 172)  hsl(289, 90%, 35%)  Dark Violet