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#B2891C

#b2891c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b2891c is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 53.73% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.03% magenta, 84.27% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 43.6°, with 72.82% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2744

Complementary

  1. #b2891c
  2. #1c45b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2891c
  2. #1c90b2
  3. #3e1cb2

Analogous

  1. #b23e1c
  2. #b2891c
  3. #90b21c

Triadic

  1. #b2891c
  2. #1cb289
  3. #891cb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2891c
  2. #45b21c
  3. #1c45b2
  4. #891cb2

Square

  1. #b2891c
  2. #1cb23e
  3. #1c45b2
  4. #b21c90

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2307
  2. #705612
  3. #b2891c
  4. #e0b33a
  5. #eacc7d

Shades

#b2891c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2891c
  2. #a07b19
  3. #8e6e16
  4. #7d6014
  5. #6b5211
  6. #59450e
  7. #47370b
  8. #352908
  9. #241b06
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2891c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2891c
  2. #ba9533
  3. #c1a149
  4. #c9ac60
  5. #d1b877
  6. #d9c48e
  7. #e0d0a4
  8. #e8dcbb
  9. #f0e7d2
  10. #f7f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2891c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2891c
  2. #ad8826
  3. #a88730
  4. #a3863a
  5. #9e8544
  6. #99854e
  7. #948458
  8. #8f8362
  9. #8a826c
  10. #858176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e8d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5890c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa8f20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc815e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2891c {
  color: #b2891c;
}
Background
.bg-b2891c {
  background-color: #b2891c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2891c {
  border: 2px solid #b2891c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2891c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 137 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2891c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2891c, #90b21c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2891c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 137 28 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.82 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.39 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.99 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 12.18 #4d76e3 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b2891c  rgb(178, 137, 28)  hsl(44, 73%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1c45b2  rgb(28, 69, 178)  hsl(224, 73%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#1cb289  rgb(28, 178, 137)  hsl(164, 73%, 40%)  Mint
#891cb2  rgb(137, 28, 178)  hsl(284, 73%, 40%)  Dark Violet