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#AE800E

#ae800e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae800e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 50.2% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.44% magenta, 91.95% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 42.75°, with 85.11% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.2447

Complementary

  1. #ae800e
  2. #0e3cae

Split complementary

  1. #ae800e
  2. #0e8cae
  3. #300eae

Analogous

  1. #ae300e
  2. #ae800e
  3. #8cae0e

Triadic

  1. #ae800e
  2. #0eae80
  3. #800eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae800e
  2. #3cae0e
  3. #0e3cae
  4. #800eae

Square

  1. #ae800e
  2. #0eae30
  3. #0e3cae
  4. #ae0e8c

Monochromatic

  1. #201803
  2. #674c08
  3. #ae800e
  4. #edb11c
  5. #f2c963

Shades

#ae800e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae800e
  2. #9d730d
  3. #8b660b
  4. #7a5a0a
  5. #684d08
  6. #574007
  7. #463306
  8. #342604
  9. #231a03
  10. #110d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae800e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae800e
  2. #b68d26
  3. #be993e
  4. #c6a656
  5. #ceb36e
  6. #d7c087
  7. #dfcc9f
  8. #e7d9b7
  9. #efe6cf
  10. #f7f2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae800e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae800e
  2. #a98019
  3. #a58025
  4. #a08030
  5. #9c803c
  6. #978047
  7. #928052
  8. #8e805e
  9. #898069
  10. #858075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98856c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8c17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be726d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a48814 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b87856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae800e {
  color: #ae800e;
}
Background
.bg-ae800e {
  background-color: #ae800e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae800e {
  border: 2px solid #ae800e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae800e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 128 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae800e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae800e, #8cae0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae800e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 128 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.60 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.02 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.56 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.59 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.61 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.95 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.15 #517ff1 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae800e  rgb(174, 128, 14)  hsl(43, 85%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e3cae  rgb(14, 60, 174)  hsl(223, 85%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#0eae80  rgb(14, 174, 128)  hsl(163, 85%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#800eae  rgb(128, 14, 174)  hsl(283, 85%, 37%)  Dark Violet