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#AE8317

#ae8317 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae8317 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 86.78% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 42.91°, with 76.65% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2529

Complementary

  1. #ae8317
  2. #1742ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8317
  2. #178eae
  3. #3717ae

Analogous

  1. #ae3717
  2. #ae8317
  3. #8eae17

Triadic

  1. #ae8317
  2. #17ae83
  3. #8317ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8317
  2. #42ae17
  3. #1742ae
  4. #8317ae

Square

  1. #ae8317
  2. #17ae37
  3. #1742ae
  4. #ae178e

Monochromatic

  1. #271d05
  2. #6a500e
  3. #ae8317
  4. #e3b02e
  5. #ecc972

Shades

#ae8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8317
  2. #9d7615
  3. #8b6912
  4. #7a5c10
  5. #684f0e
  6. #57420c
  7. #463409
  8. #342707
  9. #231a05
  10. #110d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8317
  2. #b68f2e
  3. #be9c45
  4. #c6a85d
  5. #ceb574
  6. #d7c18b
  7. #dfcda2
  8. #e7dab9
  9. #efe6d1
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8317
  2. #a98322
  3. #a5822c
  4. #a08237
  5. #9c8241
  6. #97824c
  7. #928156
  8. #8e8161
  9. #89816b
  10. #858076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a876e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8e1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08304 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58a1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b87b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8317 {
  color: #ae8317;
}
Background
.bg-ae8317 {
  background-color: #ae8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8317 {
  border: 2px solid #ae8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8317, #8eae17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.48 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.53 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.85 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.93 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.97 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.08 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.29 #517ce8 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae8317  rgb(174, 131, 23)  hsl(43, 77%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1742ae  rgb(23, 66, 174)  hsl(223, 77%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#17ae83  rgb(23, 174, 131)  hsl(163, 77%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#8317ae  rgb(131, 23, 174)  hsl(283, 77%, 39%)  Dark Violet