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#AE862D

#ae862d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae862d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 52.55% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.99% magenta, 74.14% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 41.4°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.2624

Complementary

  1. #ae862d
  2. #2d55ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae862d
  2. #2d95ae
  3. #462dae

Analogous

  1. #ae462d
  2. #ae862d
  3. #95ae2d

Triadic

  1. #ae862d
  2. #2dae86
  3. #862dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae862d
  2. #55ae2d
  3. #2d55ae
  4. #862dae

Square

  1. #ae862d
  2. #2dae46
  3. #2d55ae
  4. #ae2d95

Monochromatic

  1. #34280e
  2. #71571d
  3. #ae862d
  4. #d3ac55
  5. #e3c991

Shades

#ae862d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae862d
  2. #9d7929
  3. #8b6b24
  4. #7a5e20
  5. #68501b
  6. #574317
  7. #463612
  8. #34280e
  9. #231b09
  10. #110d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae862d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae862d
  2. #b69242
  3. #be9e57
  4. #c6aa6c
  5. #ceb681
  6. #d7c396
  7. #dfcfab
  8. #e7dbc0
  9. #efe7d5
  10. #f7f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae862d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae862d
  2. #a98535
  3. #a5853e
  4. #a08446
  5. #9c844e
  6. #978357
  7. #92825f
  8. #8e8267
  9. #89816f
  10. #858178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978620 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19031 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18626 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68c2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b77f5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae862d {
  color: #ae862d;
}
Background
.bg-ae862d {
  background-color: #ae862d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae862d {
  border: 2px solid #ae862d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae862d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 134 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae862d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae862d, #95ae2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae862d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 134 45 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.62 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.72 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.41 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.58 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.86 #5179d2 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae862d  rgb(174, 134, 45)  hsl(41, 59%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2d55ae  rgb(45, 85, 174)  hsl(221, 59%, 43%)  Sapphire
#2dae86  rgb(45, 174, 134)  hsl(161, 59%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#862dae  rgb(134, 45, 174)  hsl(281, 59%, 43%)  Dark Orchid