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#AF8923

#af8923 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af8923 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 53.73% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.71% magenta, 80% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 43.71°, with 66.67% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.2713

Complementary

  1. #af8923
  2. #2349af

Split complementary

  1. #af8923
  2. #238faf
  3. #4323af

Analogous

  1. #af4323
  2. #af8923
  3. #8faf23

Triadic

  1. #af8923
  2. #23af89
  3. #8923af

Tetradic

  1. #af8923
  2. #49af23
  3. #2349af
  4. #8923af

Square

  1. #af8923
  2. #23af43
  3. #2349af
  4. #af238f

Monochromatic

  1. #30250a
  2. #6f5716
  3. #af8923
  4. #dab145
  5. #e7cc85

Shades

#af8923 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af8923
  2. #9e7b20
  3. #8c6e1c
  4. #7b6019
  5. #695215
  6. #584512
  7. #46370e
  8. #35290b
  9. #231b07
  10. #120e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#af8923 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af8923
  2. #b79539
  3. #bfa14f
  4. #c7ac65
  5. #cfb87b
  6. #d7c491
  7. #dfd0a7
  8. #e7dcbd
  9. #efe7d3
  10. #f7f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af8923 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af8923
  2. #aa882c
  3. #a68736
  4. #a1863f
  5. #9c8548
  6. #988552
  7. #93845b
  8. #8e8364
  9. #89826d
  10. #858177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a880d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7c76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38918 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88f27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8815f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af8923 {
  color: #af8923;
}
Background
.bg-af8923 {
  background-color: #af8923;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af8923 {
  border: 2px solid #af8923;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af8923;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 137 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af8923 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af8923, #8faf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af8923 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 137 35 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.36 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.58 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.74 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.76 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.60 #5076dc Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#af8923  rgb(175, 137, 35)  hsl(44, 67%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2349af  rgb(35, 73, 175)  hsl(224, 67%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#23af89  rgb(35, 175, 137)  hsl(164, 67%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#8923af  rgb(137, 35, 175)  hsl(284, 67%, 41%)  Dark Violet