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#AE820C

#ae820c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae820c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 50.98% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.29% magenta, 93.1% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 43.7°, with 87.1% saturation and 36.47% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.2499

Complementary

  1. #ae820c
  2. #0c38ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae820c
  2. #0c89ae
  3. #310cae

Analogous

  1. #ae310c
  2. #ae820c
  3. #89ae0c

Triadic

  1. #ae820c
  2. #0cae82
  3. #820cae

Tetradic

  1. #ae820c
  2. #38ae0c
  3. #0c38ae
  4. #820cae

Square

  1. #ae820c
  2. #0cae31
  3. #0c38ae
  4. #ae0c89

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1702
  2. #664d07
  3. #ae820c
  4. #efb417
  5. #f4cc5f

Shades

#ae820c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae820c
  2. #9d750b
  3. #8b680a
  4. #7a5b08
  5. #684e07
  6. #574106
  7. #463405
  8. #342704
  9. #231a02
  10. #110d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae820c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae820c
  2. #b68f24
  3. #be9b3d
  4. #c6a855
  5. #ceb46d
  6. #d7c186
  7. #dfcd9e
  8. #e7dab6
  9. #efe6ce
  10. #f7f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae820c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae820c
  2. #a98218
  3. #a58223
  4. #a0812f
  5. #9c813a
  6. #978146
  7. #928152
  8. #8e815d
  9. #898069
  10. #858074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99866c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8e16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be746f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58913 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b87a57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae820c {
  color: #ae820c;
}
Background
.bg-ae820c {
  background-color: #ae820c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae820c {
  border: 2px solid #ae820c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae820c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 130 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae820c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae820c, #89ae0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae820c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 130 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.66 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.03 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.14 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.28 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.49 #517df3 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae820c  rgb(174, 130, 12)  hsl(44, 87%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c38ae  rgb(12, 56, 174)  hsl(224, 87%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#0cae82  rgb(12, 174, 130)  hsl(164, 87%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#820cae  rgb(130, 12, 174)  hsl(284, 87%, 36%)  Dark Violet