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#A98C19

#a98c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a98c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.16% magenta, 85.21% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.92°, with 74.23% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2726

Complementary

  1. #a98c19
  2. #1936a9

Split complementary

  1. #a98c19
  2. #197ea9
  3. #4419a9

Analogous

  1. #a94419
  2. #a98c19
  3. #7ea919

Triadic

  1. #a98c19
  2. #19a98c
  3. #8c19a9

Tetradic

  1. #a98c19
  2. #36a919
  3. #1936a9
  4. #8c19a9

Square

  1. #a98c19
  2. #19a944
  3. #1936a9
  4. #a9197e

Monochromatic

  1. #241e05
  2. #66550f
  3. #a98c19
  4. #e0bc2e
  5. #ead271

Shades

#a98c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a98c19
  2. #987e17
  3. #877014
  4. #766212
  5. #65540f
  6. #55460d
  7. #44380a
  8. #332a08
  9. #221c05
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a98c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a98c19
  2. #b29830
  3. #baa347
  4. #c3af5e
  5. #cbba75
  6. #d4c68c
  7. #ddd1a3
  8. #e5ddba
  9. #eee8d1
  10. #f6f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a98c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a98c19
  2. #a58b23
  3. #a18a2e
  4. #9d8838
  5. #998742
  6. #95864d
  7. #908557
  8. #8c8461
  9. #88826b
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49222 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b78078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6901f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a98c19 {
  color: #a98c19;
}
Background
.bg-a98c19 {
  background-color: #a98c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a98c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a98c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a98c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a98c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a98c19, #7ea919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a98c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.28 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.65 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.14 #5673e6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a98c19  rgb(169, 140, 25)  hsl(48, 74%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1936a9  rgb(25, 54, 169)  hsl(228, 74%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#19a98c  rgb(25, 169, 140)  hsl(168, 74%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#8c19a9  rgb(140, 25, 169)  hsl(288, 74%, 38%)  Dark Magenta