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#AF8937

#af8937 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#af8937 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 53.73% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.71% magenta, 68.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 41°, with 52.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.2728

Complementary

  1. #af8937
  2. #375daf

Split complementary

  1. #af8937
  2. #3799af
  3. #4d37af

Analogous

  1. #af4d37
  2. #af8937
  3. #99af37

Triadic

  1. #af8937
  2. #37af89
  3. #8937af

Tetradic

  1. #af8937
  2. #5daf37
  3. #375daf
  4. #8937af

Square

  1. #af8937
  2. #37af4d
  3. #375daf
  4. #af3799

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2e12
  2. #755b25
  3. #af8937
  4. #cead64
  5. #e1cc9e

Shades

#af8937 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af8937
  2. #9e7b32
  3. #8c6e2c
  4. #7b6027
  5. #695221
  6. #58451c
  7. #463716
  8. #352911
  9. #231b0b
  10. #120e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#af8937 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af8937
  2. #b7954b
  3. #bfa15f
  4. #c7ac73
  5. #cfb887
  6. #d7c49b
  7. #dfd0af
  8. #e7dcc3
  9. #efe7d7
  10. #f7f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af8937 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af8937
  2. #aa883e
  3. #a68746
  4. #a1864d
  5. #9c8554
  6. #98855c
  7. #938463
  8. #8e836a
  9. #898271
  10. #858179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d8c75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99892d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3933a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38931 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88f39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b88264 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af8937 {
  color: #af8937;
}
Background
.bg-af8937 {
  background-color: #af8937;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af8937 {
  border: 2px solid #af8937;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af8937;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 137 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 52% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af8937 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af8937, #99af37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af8937 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 137 55 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.56 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.55 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.86 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.07 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.13 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.62 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.97 #5076c8 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#af8937  rgb(175, 137, 55)  hsl(41, 52%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#375daf  rgb(55, 93, 175)  hsl(221, 52%, 45%)  Denim
#37af89  rgb(55, 175, 137)  hsl(161, 52%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#8937af  rgb(137, 55, 175)  hsl(281, 52%, 45%)  Dark Orchid