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#A28811

#a28811 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a28811 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 53.33% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.05% magenta, 89.51% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 49.24°, with 81.01% saturation and 35.1% 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 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 7.25.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2533

Complementary

  1. #a28811
  2. #112ba2

Split complementary

  1. #a28811
  2. #1174a2
  3. #3f11a2

Analogous

  1. #a23f11
  2. #a28811
  3. #74a211

Triadic

  1. #a28811
  2. #11a288
  3. #8811a2

Tetradic

  1. #a28811
  2. #2ba211
  3. #112ba2
  4. #8811a2

Square

  1. #a28811
  2. #11a23f
  3. #112ba2
  4. #a21174

Monochromatic

  1. #181402
  2. #5d4e0a
  3. #a28811
  4. #e7c219
  5. #eed45e

Shades

#a28811 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28811
  2. #927a0f
  3. #826d0e
  4. #715f0c
  5. #61520a
  6. #514409
  7. #413607
  8. #312905
  9. #201b03
  10. #100e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28811 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28811
  2. #ab9429
  3. #b5a041
  4. #beac58
  5. #c7b870
  6. #d1c488
  7. #dacfa0
  8. #e3dbb8
  9. #ece7cf
  10. #f6f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28811 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28811
  2. #9f871c
  3. #9b8627
  4. #988632
  5. #94853d
  6. #918449
  7. #8e8354
  8. #8a825f
  9. #87826a
  10. #838175
  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 #94896d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08b18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab815c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28811 {
  color: #a28811;
}
Background
.bg-a28811 {
  background-color: #a28811;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28811 {
  border: 2px solid #a28811;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28811;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 136 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 81% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28811 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28811, #74a211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28811 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 136 17 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.25 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.15 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.72 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.84 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 13.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.62 #5d77ee Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a28811  rgb(162, 136, 17)  hsl(49, 81%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#112ba2  rgb(17, 43, 162)  hsl(229, 81%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#11a288  rgb(17, 162, 136)  hsl(169, 81%, 35%)  Persian Green
#8811a2  rgb(136, 17, 162)  hsl(289, 81%, 35%)  Dark Magenta