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#AE901F

#ae901f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae901f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 56.47% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.24% magenta, 82.18% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 47.41°, with 69.76% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.2904

Complementary

  1. #ae901f
  2. #1f3dae

Split complementary

  1. #ae901f
  2. #1f85ae
  3. #481fae

Analogous

  1. #ae481f
  2. #ae901f
  3. #85ae1f

Triadic

  1. #ae901f
  2. #1fae90
  3. #901fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae901f
  2. #3dae1f
  3. #1f3dae
  4. #901fae

Square

  1. #ae901f
  2. #1fae48
  3. #1f3dae
  4. #ae1f85

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2508
  2. #6d5a13
  3. #ae901f
  4. #dcbb3d
  5. #e8d27e

Shades

#ae901f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae901f
  2. #9d821c
  3. #8b7319
  4. #7a6516
  5. #685613
  6. #574810
  7. #463a0c
  8. #342b09
  9. #231d06
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae901f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae901f
  2. #b69b35
  3. #bea64c
  4. #c6b162
  5. #cebc79
  6. #d7c88f
  7. #dfd3a5
  8. #e7debc
  9. #efe9d2
  10. #f7f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae901f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae901f
  2. #a98e29
  3. #a58d32
  4. #a08b3c
  5. #9c8a46
  6. #978850
  7. #928659
  8. #8e8563
  9. #89836d
  10. #858276
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89627 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd837b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68f10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b78963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae901f {
  color: #ae901f;
}
Background
.bg-ae901f {
  background-color: #ae901f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae901f {
  border: 2px solid #ae901f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae901f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 144 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae901f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae901f, #85ae1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae901f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 144 31 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.82 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.82 #516fe0 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae901f  rgb(174, 144, 31)  hsl(47, 70%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1f3dae  rgb(31, 61, 174)  hsl(227, 70%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#1fae90  rgb(31, 174, 144)  hsl(167, 70%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#901fae  rgb(144, 31, 174)  hsl(287, 70%, 40%)  Dark Violet