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#AF8A22

#af8a22 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af8a22 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 54.12% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.14% magenta, 80.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 44.26°, with 67.46% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2741

Complementary

  1. #af8a22
  2. #2247af

Split complementary

  1. #af8a22
  2. #228daf
  3. #4422af

Analogous

  1. #af4422
  2. #af8a22
  3. #8daf22

Triadic

  1. #af8a22
  2. #22af8a
  3. #8a22af

Tetradic

  1. #af8a22
  2. #47af22
  3. #2247af
  4. #8a22af

Square

  1. #af8a22
  2. #22af44
  3. #2247af
  4. #af228d

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2509
  2. #6f5716
  3. #af8a22
  4. #dab343
  5. #e7cd83

Shades

#af8a22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af8a22
  2. #9e7c1f
  3. #8c6e1b
  4. #7b6118
  5. #695314
  6. #584511
  7. #46370e
  8. #35290a
  9. #231c07
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#af8a22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af8a22
  2. #b79638
  3. #bfa14e
  4. #c7ad64
  5. #cfb97a
  6. #d7c591
  7. #dfd0a7
  8. #e7dcbd
  9. #efe8d3
  10. #f7f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af8a22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af8a22
  2. #aa892b
  3. #a68835
  4. #a1873e
  5. #9c8648
  6. #988551
  7. #93845a
  8. #8e8364
  9. #89826d
  10. #858177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d8d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b890a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48916 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98f26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b88260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af8a22 {
  color: #af8a22;
}
Background
.bg-af8a22 {
  background-color: #af8a22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af8a22 {
  border: 2px solid #af8a22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af8a22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 138 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af8a22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af8a22, #8daf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af8a22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 138 34 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.11 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.26 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.80 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.82 #5075dd Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#af8a22  rgb(175, 138, 34)  hsl(44, 67%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2247af  rgb(34, 71, 175)  hsl(224, 67%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#22af8a  rgb(34, 175, 138)  hsl(164, 67%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#8a22af  rgb(138, 34, 175)  hsl(284, 67%, 41%)  Dark Violet