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#AE8723

#ae8723 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae8723 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 52.94% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.41% magenta, 79.89% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 43.17°, with 66.51% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2645

Complementary

  1. #ae8723
  2. #234aae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8723
  2. #238fae
  3. #4223ae

Analogous

  1. #ae4223
  2. #ae8723
  3. #8fae23

Triadic

  1. #ae8723
  2. #23ae87
  3. #8723ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8723
  2. #4aae23
  3. #234aae
  4. #8723ae

Square

  1. #ae8723
  2. #23ae42
  3. #234aae
  4. #ae238f

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2409
  2. #6e5616
  3. #ae8723
  4. #d9b044
  5. #e6cb84

Shades

#ae8723 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8723
  2. #9d7a20
  3. #8b6c1c
  4. #7a5f19
  5. #685115
  6. #574412
  7. #46360e
  8. #34290b
  9. #231b07
  10. #110e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8723 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8723
  2. #b69339
  3. #be9f4f
  4. #c6ab65
  5. #ceb77b
  6. #d7c391
  7. #dfcfa7
  8. #e7dbbd
  9. #efe7d3
  10. #f7f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8723 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8723
  2. #a9862c
  3. #a58636
  4. #a0853f
  5. #9c8448
  6. #978452
  7. #92835b
  8. #8e8264
  9. #89816d
  10. #858177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8a71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98870e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29128 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28718 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78d26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b77f5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8723 {
  color: #ae8723;
}
Background
.bg-ae8723 {
  background-color: #ae8723;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8723 {
  border: 2px solid #ae8723;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8723;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 135 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8723 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8723, #8fae23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8723 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 135 35 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.22 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.76 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.94 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.25 #5178dc Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae8723  rgb(174, 135, 35)  hsl(43, 67%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#234aae  rgb(35, 74, 174)  hsl(223, 67%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#23ae87  rgb(35, 174, 135)  hsl(163, 67%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#8723ae  rgb(135, 35, 174)  hsl(283, 67%, 41%)  Dark Violet