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#AB8C19

#ab8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab8c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.13% magenta, 85.38% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 47.26°, with 74.49% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.2748

Complementary

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #1938ab

Split complementary

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #1981ab
  3. #4319ab

Analogous

  1. #ab4319
  2. #ab8c19
  3. #81ab19

Triadic

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #19ab8c
  3. #8c19ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #38ab19
  3. #1938ab
  4. #8c19ab

Square

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #19ab43
  3. #1938ab
  4. #ab1981

Monochromatic

  1. #261f05
  2. #68550f
  3. #ab8c19
  4. #e1bb30
  5. #ead173

Shades

#ab8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #9a7e17
  3. #897014
  4. #786212
  5. #67540f
  6. #56460d
  7. #44380a
  8. #332a08
  9. #221c05
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #b39830
  3. #bca347
  4. #c4af5e
  5. #cdba75
  6. #d5c68c
  7. #ddd1a3
  8. #e6ddba
  9. #eee8d1
  10. #f7f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab8c19
  2. #a78b23
  3. #a28a2e
  4. #9e8838
  5. #9a8742
  6. #96864d
  7. #918557
  8. #8d8461
  9. #89826b
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7901f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab8c19 {
  color: #ab8c19;
}
Background
.bg-ab8c19 {
  background-color: #ab8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ab8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab8c19, #81ab19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.68 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.85 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.94 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.10 #5473e6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ab8c19  rgb(171, 140, 25)  hsl(47, 74%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1938ab  rgb(25, 56, 171)  hsl(227, 74%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#19ab8c  rgb(25, 171, 140)  hsl(167, 74%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#8c19ab  rgb(140, 25, 171)  hsl(287, 74%, 38%)  Dark Violet