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#B38402

#b38402 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b38402 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 51.76% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.26% magenta, 98.88% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 44.07°, with 97.79% saturation and 35.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.2609

Complementary

  1. #b38402
  2. #0231b3

Split complementary

  1. #b38402
  2. #0289b3
  3. #2c02b3

Analogous

  1. #b32c02
  2. #b38402
  3. #89b302

Triadic

  1. #b38402
  2. #02b384
  3. #8402b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38402
  2. #31b302
  3. #0231b3
  4. #8402b3

Square

  1. #b38402
  2. #02b32c
  3. #0231b3
  4. #b30289

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1400
  2. #674c01
  3. #b38402
  4. #fcbb05
  5. #fdcf51

Shades

#b38402 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38402
  2. #a17702
  3. #8f6a02
  4. #7d5c01
  5. #6b4f01
  6. #5a4201
  7. #483501
  8. #362801
  9. #241a00
  10. #120d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38402 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38402
  2. #bb901b
  3. #c29d35
  4. #caa94e
  5. #d1b567
  6. #d9c281
  7. #e1ce9a
  8. #e8dab3
  9. #f0e6cc
  10. #f7f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38402 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38402
  2. #ae840f
  3. #a9831b
  4. #a48328
  5. #9f8234
  6. #9a8241
  7. #94824e
  8. #8f815a
  9. #8a8167
  10. #858073
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d896e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39110 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c37570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98c0b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd7c58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38402 {
  color: #b38402;
}
Background
.bg-b38402 {
  background-color: #b38402;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38402 {
  border: 2px solid #b38402;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38402;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 132 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38402 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38402, #89b302);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38402 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 132 2 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.62 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.85 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.78 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.92 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 12.31 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.66 #4c7bfd Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b38402  rgb(179, 132, 2)  hsl(44, 98%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0231b3  rgb(2, 49, 179)  hsl(224, 98%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#02b384  rgb(2, 179, 132)  hsl(164, 98%, 35%)  Mint
#8402b3  rgb(132, 2, 179)  hsl(284, 98%, 35%)  Dark Violet