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#AF8C19

#af8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af8c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 46°, with 75% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2794

Complementary

  1. #af8c19
  2. #193caf

Split complementary

  1. #af8c19
  2. #1987af
  3. #4119af

Analogous

  1. #af4119
  2. #af8c19
  3. #87af19

Triadic

  1. #af8c19
  2. #19af8c
  3. #8c19af

Tetradic

  1. #af8c19
  2. #3caf19
  3. #193caf
  4. #8c19af

Square

  1. #af8c19
  2. #19af41
  3. #193caf
  4. #af1987

Monochromatic

  1. #292106
  2. #6c560f
  3. #af8c19
  4. #e2b933
  5. #ebd076

Shades

#af8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af8c19
  2. #9e7e17
  3. #8c7014
  4. #7b6212
  5. #69540f
  6. #58460d
  7. #46380a
  8. #352a08
  9. #231c05
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#af8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af8c19
  2. #b79830
  3. #bfa347
  4. #c7af5e
  5. #cfba75
  6. #d7c68c
  7. #dfd1a3
  8. #e7ddba
  9. #efe8d1
  10. #f7f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af8c19
  2. #aa8b23
  3. #a68a2e
  4. #a18838
  5. #9c8742
  6. #98864d
  7. #938557
  8. #8e8461
  9. #89826b
  10. #858176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d8e73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a58b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa911e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af8c19 {
  color: #af8c19;
}
Background
.bg-af8c19 {
  background-color: #af8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-af8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #af8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af8c19, #87af19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.53 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.60 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.03 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.24 #5073e6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#af8c19  rgb(175, 140, 25)  hsl(46, 75%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#193caf  rgb(25, 60, 175)  hsl(226, 75%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#19af8c  rgb(25, 175, 140)  hsl(166, 75%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#8c19af  rgb(140, 25, 175)  hsl(286, 75%, 39%)  Dark Violet