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#B27C19

#b27c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b27c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.34% magenta, 85.96% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 75.37% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2395

Complementary

  1. #b27c19
  2. #194fb2

Split complementary

  1. #b27c19
  2. #199bb2
  3. #2f19b2

Analogous

  1. #b22f19
  2. #b27c19
  3. #9bb219

Triadic

  1. #b27c19
  2. #19b27c
  3. #7c19b2

Tetradic

  1. #b27c19
  2. #4fb219
  3. #194fb2
  4. #7c19b2

Square

  1. #b27c19
  2. #19b22f
  3. #194fb2
  4. #b2199b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1f06
  2. #6f4d10
  3. #b27c19
  4. #e3a535
  5. #ecc378

Shades

#b27c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b27c19
  2. #a07017
  3. #8e6314
  4. #7d5712
  5. #6b4a0f
  6. #593e0d
  7. #47320a
  8. #352508
  9. #241905
  10. #120c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b27c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b27c19
  2. #ba8930
  3. #c19647
  4. #c9a35e
  5. #d1b075
  6. #d9be8c
  7. #e0cba3
  8. #e8d8ba
  9. #f0e5d1
  10. #f7f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b27c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b27c19
  2. #ad7c23
  3. #a87d2e
  4. #a37d38
  5. #9e7e42
  6. #997e4d
  7. #947e57
  8. #8f7f61
  9. #8a7f6b
  10. #858076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a826b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #907e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8c1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f7e0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6861c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc7455 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b27c19 {
  color: #b27c19;
}
Background
.bg-b27c19 {
  background-color: #b27c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b27c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b27c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b27c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b27c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b27c19, #9bb219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b27c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.24 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.45 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.73 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.01 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.05 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.12 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.32 #4d83e6 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b27c19  rgb(178, 124, 25)  hsl(39, 75%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#194fb2  rgb(25, 79, 178)  hsl(219, 75%, 40%)  Sapphire
#19b27c  rgb(25, 178, 124)  hsl(159, 75%, 40%)  Mint
#7c19b2  rgb(124, 25, 178)  hsl(279, 75%, 40%)  Dark Violet