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#AE8C19

#ae8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae8c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.54% magenta, 85.63% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 46.31°, with 74.87% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.2783

Complementary

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #193bae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #1985ae
  3. #4219ae

Analogous

  1. #ae4219
  2. #ae8c19
  3. #85ae19

Triadic

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #19ae8c
  3. #8c19ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #3bae19
  3. #193bae
  4. #8c19ae

Square

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #19ae42
  3. #193bae
  4. #ae1985

Monochromatic

  1. #282006
  2. #6b560f
  3. #ae8c19
  4. #e2b932
  5. #ebd075

Shades

#ae8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #9d7e17
  3. #8b7014
  4. #7a6212
  5. #68540f
  6. #57460d
  7. #46380a
  8. #342a08
  9. #231c05
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #b69830
  3. #bea347
  4. #c6af5e
  5. #ceba75
  6. #d7c68c
  7. #dfd1a3
  8. #e7ddba
  9. #efe8d1
  10. #f7f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8c19
  2. #a98b23
  3. #a58a2e
  4. #a08838
  5. #9c8742
  6. #97864d
  7. #928557
  8. #8e8461
  9. #89826b
  10. #858176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d8e73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9911e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8c19 {
  color: #ae8c19;
}
Background
.bg-ae8c19 {
  background-color: #ae8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ae8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8c19, #85ae19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.81 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.20 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.19 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.21 #5173e6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ae8c19  rgb(174, 140, 25)  hsl(46, 75%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#193bae  rgb(25, 59, 174)  hsl(226, 75%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#19ae8c  rgb(25, 174, 140)  hsl(166, 75%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#8c19ae  rgb(140, 25, 174)  hsl(286, 75%, 39%)  Dark Violet