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#AE8A2F

#ae8a2f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae8a2f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 54.12% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 72.99% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 42.99°, with 57.47% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2738

Complementary

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #2f53ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #2f92ae
  3. #4a2fae

Analogous

  1. #ae4a2f
  2. #ae8a2f
  3. #92ae2f

Triadic

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #2fae8a
  3. #8a2fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #53ae2f
  3. #2f53ae
  4. #8a2fae

Square

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #2fae4a
  3. #2f53ae
  4. #ae2f92

Monochromatic

  1. #362a0e
  2. #725a1f
  3. #ae8a2f
  4. #d2af58
  5. #e2cc94

Shades

#ae8a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #9d7c2a
  3. #8b6e26
  4. #7a6121
  5. #68531c
  6. #574518
  7. #463713
  8. #34290e
  9. #231c09
  10. #110e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #b69644
  3. #bea159
  4. #c6ad6d
  5. #ceb982
  6. #d7c597
  7. #dfd0ac
  8. #e7dcc1
  9. #efe8d5
  10. #f7f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8a2f
  2. #a98937
  3. #a5883f
  4. #a08747
  5. #9c864f
  6. #978558
  7. #928460
  8. #8e8368
  9. #898270
  10. #858178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8922 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39333 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38a28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88f32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b78362 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8a2f {
  color: #ae8a2f;
}
Background
.bg-ae8a2f {
  background-color: #ae8a2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8a2f {
  border: 2px solid #ae8a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 138 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8a2f, #92ae2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 138 47 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.68 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.74 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.63 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.10 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.26 #5175d0 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae8a2f  rgb(174, 138, 47)  hsl(43, 57%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2f53ae  rgb(47, 83, 174)  hsl(223, 57%, 43%)  Sapphire
#2fae8a  rgb(47, 174, 138)  hsl(163, 57%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#8a2fae  rgb(138, 47, 174)  hsl(283, 57%, 43%)  Dark Orchid