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#ae8a2d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae8a2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 54.12% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 74.14% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 43.26°, 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2737

Complementary

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #2d51ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #2d91ae
  3. #4a2dae

Analogous

  1. #ae4a2d
  2. #ae8a2d
  3. #91ae2d

Triadic

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #2dae8a
  3. #8a2dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #51ae2d
  3. #2d51ae
  4. #8a2dae

Square

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #2dae4a
  3. #2d51ae
  4. #ae2d91

Monochromatic

  1. #342a0e
  2. #715a1d
  3. #ae8a2d
  4. #d3b055
  5. #e3cc91

Shades

#ae8a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #9d7c29
  3. #8b6e24
  4. #7a6120
  5. #68531b
  6. #574517
  7. #463712
  8. #34290e
  9. #231c09
  10. #110e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #b69642
  3. #bea157
  4. #c6ad6c
  5. #ceb981
  6. #d7c596
  7. #dfd0ab
  8. #e7dcc0
  9. #efe8d5
  10. #f7f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8a2d
  2. #a98935
  3. #a5883e
  4. #a08746
  5. #9c864e
  6. #978557
  7. #92845f
  8. #8e8367
  9. #89826f
  10. #858178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b891f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38a25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88f30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b78362 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8a2d {
  color: #ae8a2d;
}
Background
.bg-ae8a2d {
  background-color: #ae8a2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8a2d {
  border: 2px solid #ae8a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 138 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8a2d, #91ae2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 138 45 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.61 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.56 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.08 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.43 #5175d2 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae8a2d  rgb(174, 138, 45)  hsl(43, 59%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2d51ae  rgb(45, 81, 174)  hsl(223, 59%, 43%)  Sapphire
#2dae8a  rgb(45, 174, 138)  hsl(163, 59%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#8a2dae  rgb(138, 45, 174)  hsl(283, 59%, 43%)  Dark Orchid