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#AA8C19

#aa8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa8c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 47.59°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.98.

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Relative luminance0.2737

Complementary

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #1937aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #1980aa
  3. #4419aa

Analogous

  1. #aa4419
  2. #aa8c19
  3. #80aa19

Triadic

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #19aa8c
  3. #8c19aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #37aa19
  3. #1937aa
  4. #8c19aa

Square

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #19aa44
  3. #1937aa
  4. #aa1980

Monochromatic

  1. #251e05
  2. #67550f
  3. #aa8c19
  4. #e0bc2f
  5. #ead172

Shades

#aa8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #997e17
  3. #887014
  4. #776212
  5. #66540f
  6. #55460d
  7. #44380a
  8. #332a08
  9. #221c05
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #b39830
  3. #bba347
  4. #c4af5e
  5. #ccba75
  6. #d5c68c
  7. #ddd1a3
  8. #e6ddba
  9. #eee8d1
  10. #f7f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8c19
  2. #a68b23
  3. #a28a2e
  4. #9d8838
  5. #998742
  6. #95864d
  7. #918557
  8. #8d8461
  9. #88826b
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a8e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49222 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6901f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8c19 {
  color: #aa8c19;
}
Background
.bg-aa8c19 {
  background-color: #aa8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8c19, #80aa19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.04 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.12 #5573e6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#aa8c19  rgb(170, 140, 25)  hsl(48, 74%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1937aa  rgb(25, 55, 170)  hsl(228, 74%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#19aa8c  rgb(25, 170, 140)  hsl(168, 74%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#8c19aa  rgb(140, 25, 170)  hsl(288, 74%, 38%)  Dark Magenta