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#AE8A3A

#ae8a3a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae8a3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 41.38°, with 50% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.2748

Complementary

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #3a5eae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #3a98ae
  3. #503aae

Analogous

  1. #ae503a
  2. #ae8a3a
  3. #98ae3a

Triadic

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #3aae8a
  3. #8a3aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #5eae3a
  3. #3a5eae
  4. #8a3aae

Square

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #3aae50
  3. #3a5eae
  4. #ae3a98

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2f14
  2. #755c27
  3. #ae8a3a
  4. #cdad68
  5. #e0cca1

Shades

#ae8a3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #9d7c34
  3. #8b6e2e
  4. #7a6129
  5. #685323
  6. #57451d
  7. #463717
  8. #342911
  9. #231c0c
  10. #110e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8a3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #b6964e
  3. #bea161
  4. #c6ad75
  5. #ceb989
  6. #d7c59d
  7. #dfd0b0
  8. #e7dcc4
  9. #efe8d8
  10. #f7f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8a3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8a3a
  2. #a98941
  3. #a58848
  4. #a0874f
  5. #9c8656
  6. #97855d
  7. #928464
  8. #8e836b
  9. #898272
  10. #858179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8a31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3933d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc7e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28a35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78f3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b78365 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8a3a {
  color: #ae8a3a;
}
Background
.bg-ae8a3a {
  background-color: #ae8a3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8a3a {
  border: 2px solid #ae8a3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8a3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 138 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 50% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8a3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8a3a, #98ae3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8a3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 138 58 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.12 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.38 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.24 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.19 #5175c5 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae8a3a  rgb(174, 138, 58)  hsl(41, 50%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3a5eae  rgb(58, 94, 174)  hsl(221, 50%, 45%)  Denim
#3aae8a  rgb(58, 174, 138)  hsl(161, 50%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#8a3aae  rgb(138, 58, 174)  hsl(281, 50%, 45%)  Dark Orchid