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#A38136

#a38136 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a38136 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 50.59% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.86% magenta, 66.87% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 41.28°, with 50.23% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.2375

Complementary

  1. #a38136
  2. #3658a3

Split complementary

  1. #a38136
  2. #368fa3
  3. #4a36a3

Analogous

  1. #a34a36
  2. #a38136
  3. #8fa336

Triadic

  1. #a38136
  2. #36a381
  3. #8136a3

Tetradic

  1. #a38136
  2. #58a336
  3. #3658a3
  4. #8136a3

Square

  1. #a38136
  2. #36a34a
  3. #3658a3
  4. #a3368f

Monochromatic

  1. #302610
  2. #6a5423
  3. #a38136
  4. #c9a75c
  5. #dcc696

Shades

#a38136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a38136
  2. #937431
  3. #82672b
  4. #725a26
  5. #624d20
  6. #52411b
  7. #413416
  8. #312710
  9. #211a0b
  10. #100d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a38136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a38136
  2. #ac8e4a
  3. #b59a5e
  4. #bfa772
  5. #c8b386
  6. #d1c09b
  7. #dacdaf
  8. #e3d9c3
  9. #ede6d7
  10. #f6f2eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a38136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a38136
  2. #a0813d
  3. #9c8145
  4. #99814c
  5. #958154
  6. #92815b
  7. #8e8062
  8. #8b806a
  9. #878071
  10. #848079
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92846e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90812e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988939 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #988131 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d8638 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab7b5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a38136 {
  color: #a38136;
}
Background
.bg-a38136 {
  background-color: #a38136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a38136 {
  border: 2px solid #a38136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a38136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 129 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 50% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a38136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a38136, #8fa336);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a38136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 129 54 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.56 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.80 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.23 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.55 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 12.12 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.17 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.51 #5c7ec9 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a38136  rgb(163, 129, 54)  hsl(41, 50%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3658a3  rgb(54, 88, 163)  hsl(221, 50%, 43%)  Sapphire
#36a381  rgb(54, 163, 129)  hsl(161, 50%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#8136a3  rgb(129, 54, 163)  hsl(281, 50%, 43%)  Purple Heart