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#AE8A15

#ae8a15 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae8a15 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 54.12% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 87.93% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 78.46% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.2723

Complementary

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #1539ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #1586ae
  3. #3e15ae

Analogous

  1. #ae3e15
  2. #ae8a15
  3. #86ae15

Triadic

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #15ae8a
  3. #8a15ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #39ae15
  3. #1539ae
  4. #8a15ae

Square

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #15ae3e
  3. #1539ae
  4. #ae1586

Monochromatic

  1. #251e05
  2. #6a540d
  3. #ae8a15
  4. #e5b92a
  5. #eed06e

Shades

#ae8a15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #9d7c13
  3. #8b6e11
  4. #7a610f
  5. #68530d
  6. #57450b
  7. #463708
  8. #342906
  9. #231c04
  10. #110e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8a15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #b6962c
  3. #bea144
  4. #c6ad5b
  5. #ceb973
  6. #d7c58a
  7. #dfd0a1
  8. #e7dcb9
  9. #efe8d0
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8a15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8a15
  2. #a98920
  3. #a5882a
  4. #a08735
  5. #9c8640
  6. #97854b
  7. #928455
  8. #8e8360
  9. #89826b
  10. #858175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4931e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88f1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7825e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8a15 {
  color: #ae8a15;
}
Background
.bg-ae8a15 {
  background-color: #ae8a15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8a15 {
  border: 2px solid #ae8a15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8a15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 138 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8a15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8a15, #86ae15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8a15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 138 21 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.14 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.00 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.19 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.15 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.74 #5175ea Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae8a15  rgb(174, 138, 21)  hsl(46, 78%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1539ae  rgb(21, 57, 174)  hsl(226, 78%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#15ae8a  rgb(21, 174, 138)  hsl(166, 78%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#8a15ae  rgb(138, 21, 174)  hsl(286, 78%, 38%)  Dark Violet