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#B68209

#b68209 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b68209 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 50.98% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 95.05% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 41.97°, with 90.58% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.44.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2593

Complementary

  1. #b68209
  2. #093db6

Split complementary

  1. #b68209
  2. #0993b6
  3. #2c09b6

Analogous

  1. #b62c09
  2. #b68209
  3. #93b609

Triadic

  1. #b68209
  2. #09b682
  3. #8209b6

Tetradic

  1. #b68209
  2. #3db609
  3. #093db6
  4. #8209b6

Square

  1. #b68209
  2. #09b62c
  3. #093db6
  4. #b60993

Monochromatic

  1. #241a02
  2. #6d4e05
  3. #b68209
  4. #f4b218
  5. #f7ca61

Shades

#b68209 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b68209
  2. #a47508
  3. #926807
  4. #7f5b06
  5. #6d4e05
  6. #5b4105
  7. #493404
  8. #372703
  9. #241a02
  10. #120d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b68209 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b68209
  2. #bd8f22
  3. #c59b3a
  4. #cca853
  5. #d3b46b
  6. #dbc184
  7. #e2cd9d
  8. #e9dab5
  9. #f0e6ce
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b68209 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b68209
  2. #b18215
  3. #ab8221
  4. #a6812d
  5. #a08139
  6. #9b8145
  7. #968150
  8. #90815c
  9. #8b8068
  10. #858074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e886e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29113 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7736e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab8b10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c07957 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b68209 {
  color: #b68209;
}
Background
.bg-b68209 {
  background-color: #b68209;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b68209 {
  border: 2px solid #b68209;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b68209;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 130 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b68209 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b68209, #93b609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b68209 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 130 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.44 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.25 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.25 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.37 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.00 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.07 #497df6 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b68209  rgb(182, 130, 9)  hsl(42, 91%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#093db6  rgb(9, 61, 182)  hsl(222, 91%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#09b682  rgb(9, 182, 130)  hsl(162, 91%, 37%)  Mint
#8209b6  rgb(130, 9, 182)  hsl(282, 91%, 37%)  Dark Violet