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#B37C19

#b37c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b37c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.73% magenta, 86.03% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 38.57°, with 75.49% saturation and 40% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2407

Complementary

  1. #b37c19
  2. #1950b3

Split complementary

  1. #b37c19
  2. #199db3
  3. #2f19b3

Analogous

  1. #b32f19
  2. #b37c19
  3. #9db319

Triadic

  1. #b37c19
  2. #19b37c
  3. #7c19b3

Tetradic

  1. #b37c19
  2. #50b319
  3. #1950b3
  4. #7c19b3

Square

  1. #b37c19
  2. #19b32f
  3. #1950b3
  4. #b3199d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1f06
  2. #704d10
  3. #b37c19
  4. #e3a536
  5. #ecc379

Shades

#b37c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b37c19
  2. #a17017
  3. #8f6314
  4. #7d5712
  5. #6b4a0f
  6. #5a3e0d
  7. #48320a
  8. #362508
  9. #241905
  10. #120c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b37c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b37c19
  2. #bb8930
  3. #c29647
  4. #caa35e
  5. #d1b075
  6. #d9be8c
  7. #e1cba3
  8. #e8d8ba
  9. #f0e5d1
  10. #f7f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b37c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b37c19
  2. #ae7c23
  3. #a97d2e
  4. #a47d38
  5. #9f7e42
  6. #9a7e4d
  7. #947e57
  8. #8f7f61
  9. #8a7f6b
  10. #858076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a826b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #907f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c36d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f7e0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6861c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd7355 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b37c19 {
  color: #b37c19;
}
Background
.bg-b37c19 {
  background-color: #b37c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b37c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b37c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b37c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b37c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b37c19, #9db319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b37c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.34 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.45 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.76 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.83 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.91 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.38 #4c83e6 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b37c19  rgb(179, 124, 25)  hsl(39, 75%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1950b3  rgb(25, 80, 179)  hsl(219, 75%, 40%)  Sapphire
#19b37c  rgb(25, 179, 124)  hsl(159, 75%, 40%)  Mint
#7c19b3  rgb(124, 25, 179)  hsl(279, 75%, 40%)  Dark Violet