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#AB8317

#ab8317 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab8317 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.39% magenta, 86.55% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 43.78°, with 76.29% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2495

Complementary

  1. #ab8317
  2. #173fab

Split complementary

  1. #ab8317
  2. #1789ab
  3. #3917ab

Analogous

  1. #ab3917
  2. #ab8317
  3. #89ab17

Triadic

  1. #ab8317
  2. #17ab83
  3. #8317ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab8317
  2. #3fab17
  3. #173fab
  4. #8317ab

Square

  1. #ab8317
  2. #17ab39
  3. #173fab
  4. #ab1789

Monochromatic

  1. #241c05
  2. #684f0e
  3. #ab8317
  4. #e3b12c
  5. #ecca6f

Shades

#ab8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab8317
  2. #9a7615
  3. #896912
  4. #785c10
  5. #674f0e
  6. #56420c
  7. #443409
  8. #332707
  9. #221a05
  10. #110d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab8317
  2. #b38f2e
  3. #bc9c45
  4. #c4a85d
  5. #cdb574
  6. #d5c18b
  7. #ddcda2
  8. #e6dab9
  9. #eee6d1
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab8317
  2. #a78322
  3. #a2822c
  4. #9e8237
  5. #9a8241
  6. #96824c
  7. #918156
  8. #8d8161
  9. #89816b
  10. #848076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98876d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7670 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8304 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3891c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b47b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab8317 {
  color: #ab8317;
}
Background
.bg-ab8317 {
  background-color: #ab8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab8317 {
  border: 2px solid #ab8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab8317, #89ab17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.28 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.90 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.40 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.67 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 12.68 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.94 #547ce8 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ab8317  rgb(171, 131, 23)  hsl(44, 76%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#173fab  rgb(23, 63, 171)  hsl(224, 76%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#17ab83  rgb(23, 171, 131)  hsl(164, 76%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#8317ab  rgb(131, 23, 171)  hsl(284, 76%, 38%)  Dark Violet