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#AF830C

#af830c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af830c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 51.37% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.14% magenta, 93.14% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 43.8°, with 87.17% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.2537

Complementary

  1. #af830c
  2. #0c38af

Split complementary

  1. #af830c
  2. #0c8aaf
  3. #310caf

Analogous

  1. #af310c
  2. #af830c
  3. #8aaf0c

Triadic

  1. #af830c
  2. #0caf83
  3. #830caf

Tetradic

  1. #af830c
  2. #38af0c
  3. #0c38af
  4. #830caf

Square

  1. #af830c
  2. #0caf31
  3. #0c38af
  4. #af0c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #201802
  2. #674d07
  3. #af830c
  4. #efb518
  5. #f4cc60

Shades

#af830c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af830c
  2. #9e760b
  3. #8c690a
  4. #7b5c08
  5. #694f07
  6. #584206
  7. #463405
  8. #352704
  9. #231a02
  10. #120d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#af830c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af830c
  2. #b78f24
  3. #bf9c3d
  4. #c7a855
  5. #cfb56d
  6. #d7c186
  7. #dfcd9e
  8. #e7dab6
  9. #efe6ce
  10. #f7f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af830c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af830c
  2. #aa8318
  3. #a68223
  4. #a1822f
  5. #9c823a
  6. #988246
  7. #938152
  8. #8e815d
  9. #898169
  10. #858074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a876d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf756f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68a13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b97b58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af830c {
  color: #af830c;
}
Background
.bg-af830c {
  background-color: #af830c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af830c {
  border: 2px solid #af830c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af830c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 131 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 87% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af830c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af830c, #8aaf0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af830c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 131 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.32 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.77 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.14 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.20 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.32 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.67 #507cf3 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#af830c  rgb(175, 131, 12)  hsl(44, 87%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c38af  rgb(12, 56, 175)  hsl(224, 87%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#0caf83  rgb(12, 175, 131)  hsl(164, 87%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#830caf  rgb(131, 12, 175)  hsl(284, 87%, 37%)  Dark Violet