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#AE820F

#ae820f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae820f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.29% magenta, 91.38% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 43.4°, with 84.13% saturation and 37.06% 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 luminance0.25

Complementary

  1. #ae820f
  2. #0f3bae

Split complementary

  1. #ae820f
  2. #0f8aae
  3. #330fae

Analogous

  1. #ae330f
  2. #ae820f
  3. #8aae0f

Triadic

  1. #ae820f
  2. #0fae82
  3. #820fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae820f
  2. #3bae0f
  3. #0f3bae
  4. #820fae

Square

  1. #ae820f
  2. #0fae33
  3. #0f3bae
  4. #ae0f8a

Monochromatic

  1. #211903
  2. #684d09
  3. #ae820f
  4. #ecb31e
  5. #f2cb64

Shades

#ae820f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae820f
  2. #9d750e
  3. #8b680c
  4. #7a5b0b
  5. #684e09
  6. #574108
  7. #463406
  8. #342705
  9. #231a03
  10. #110d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae820f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae820f
  2. #b68f27
  3. #be9b3f
  4. #c6a857
  5. #ceb46f
  6. #d7c187
  7. #dfcd9f
  8. #e7dab7
  9. #efe6cf
  10. #f7f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae820f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae820f
  2. #a9821a
  3. #a58226
  4. #a08131
  5. #9c813c
  6. #978148
  7. #928153
  8. #8e815e
  9. #898069
  10. #858075
  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 #99866d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8e18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be746f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58915 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b87a58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae820f {
  color: #ae820f;
}
Background
.bg-ae820f {
  background-color: #ae820f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae820f {
  border: 2px solid #ae820f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae820f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 130 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 84% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae820f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae820f, #8aae0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae820f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 130 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.68 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.77 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.01 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.03 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.16 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.35 #517df0 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae820f  rgb(174, 130, 15)  hsl(43, 84%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f3bae  rgb(15, 59, 174)  hsl(223, 84%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#0fae82  rgb(15, 174, 130)  hsl(163, 84%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#820fae  rgb(130, 15, 174)  hsl(283, 84%, 37%)  Dark Violet