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#B38136

#b38136 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b38136 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 50.59% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.93% magenta, 69.83% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 53.65% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.2555

Complementary

  1. #b38136
  2. #3668b3

Split complementary

  1. #b38136
  2. #36a7b3
  3. #4336b3

Analogous

  1. #b34336
  2. #b38136
  3. #a7b336

Triadic

  1. #b38136
  2. #36b381
  3. #8136b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38136
  2. #68b336
  3. #3668b3
  4. #8136b3

Square

  1. #b38136
  2. #36b343
  3. #3668b3
  4. #b336a7

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2c13
  2. #785724
  3. #b38136
  4. #d1a665
  5. #e2c8a0

Shades

#b38136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38136
  2. #a17431
  3. #8f672b
  4. #7d5a26
  5. #6b4d20
  6. #5a411b
  7. #483416
  8. #362710
  9. #241a0b
  10. #120d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38136
  2. #bb8e4a
  3. #c29a5e
  4. #caa772
  5. #d1b386
  6. #d9c09b
  7. #e1cdaf
  8. #e8d9c3
  9. #f0e6d7
  10. #f7f2eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38136
  2. #ae813d
  3. #a98145
  4. #a4814c
  5. #9f8154
  6. #9a815b
  7. #948062
  8. #8f806a
  9. #8a8071
  10. #858079
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93832d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8f38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18231 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78a37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc795f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38136 {
  color: #b38136;
}
Background
.bg-b38136 {
  background-color: #b38136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38136 {
  border: 2px solid #b38136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 129 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 54% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38136, #a7b336);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 129 54 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.70 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.16 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.31 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.50 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.56 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.54 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 10.04 #4c7ec9 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b38136  rgb(179, 129, 54)  hsl(36, 54%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3668b3  rgb(54, 104, 179)  hsl(216, 54%, 46%)  Denim
#36b381  rgb(54, 179, 129)  hsl(156, 54%, 46%)  Mint
#8136b3  rgb(129, 54, 179)  hsl(276, 54%, 46%)  Dark Orchid