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#AE830D

#ae830d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae830d is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 51.37% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 92.53% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 43.98°, with 86.1% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.2526

Complementary

  1. #ae830d
  2. #0d38ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae830d
  2. #0d89ae
  3. #330dae

Analogous

  1. #ae330d
  2. #ae830d
  3. #89ae0d

Triadic

  1. #ae830d
  2. #0dae83
  3. #830dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae830d
  2. #38ae0d
  3. #0d38ae
  4. #830dae

Square

  1. #ae830d
  2. #0dae33
  3. #0d38ae
  4. #ae0d89

Monochromatic

  1. #201802
  2. #674d08
  3. #ae830d
  4. #eeb51a
  5. #f3cc61

Shades

#ae830d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae830d
  2. #9d760c
  3. #8b690a
  4. #7a5c09
  5. #684f08
  6. #574207
  7. #463405
  8. #342704
  9. #231a03
  10. #110d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae830d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae830d
  2. #b68f25
  3. #be9c3d
  4. #c6a856
  5. #ceb56e
  6. #d7c186
  7. #dfcd9e
  8. #e7dab6
  9. #efe6cf
  10. #f7f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae830d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae830d
  2. #a98319
  3. #a58224
  4. #a08230
  5. #9c823b
  6. #978247
  7. #928152
  8. #8e815e
  9. #898169
  10. #858075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a876d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08e17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be756f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68a14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b87b58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae830d {
  color: #ae830d;
}
Background
.bg-ae830d {
  background-color: #ae830d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae830d {
  border: 2px solid #ae830d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae830d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 131 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 86% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae830d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae830d, #89ae0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae830d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 131 13 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.99 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.22 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.37 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.79 #517cf2 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae830d  rgb(174, 131, 13)  hsl(44, 86%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0d38ae  rgb(13, 56, 174)  hsl(224, 86%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#0dae83  rgb(13, 174, 131)  hsl(164, 86%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#830dae  rgb(131, 13, 174)  hsl(284, 86%, 37%)  Dark Violet