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#B68211

#b68211 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b68211 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 90.66% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 41.09°, with 82.91% saturation and 39.02% 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 1.66.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2595

Complementary

  1. #b68211
  2. #1145b6

Split complementary

  1. #b68211
  2. #1198b6
  3. #3011b6

Analogous

  1. #b63011
  2. #b68211
  3. #98b611

Triadic

  1. #b68211
  2. #11b682
  3. #8211b6

Tetradic

  1. #b68211
  2. #45b611
  3. #1145b6
  4. #8211b6

Square

  1. #b68211
  2. #11b630
  3. #1145b6
  4. #b61198

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1e04
  2. #70500a
  3. #b68211
  4. #ebae29
  5. #f1c86f

Shades

#b68211 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b68211
  2. #a4750f
  3. #92680e
  4. #7f5b0c
  5. #6d4e0a
  6. #5b4109
  7. #493407
  8. #372705
  9. #241a03
  10. #120d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#b68211 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b68211
  2. #bd8f29
  3. #c59b41
  4. #cca858
  5. #d3b470
  6. #dbc188
  7. #e2cda0
  8. #e9dab8
  9. #f0e6cf
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b68211 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b68211
  2. #b1821c
  3. #ab8227
  4. #a68132
  5. #a0813d
  6. #9b8149
  7. #968154
  8. #90815f
  9. #8b806a
  10. #858075
  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 #9e886f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29119 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7736f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab8b16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c07958 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b68211 {
  color: #b68211;
}
Background
.bg-b68211 {
  background-color: #b68211;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b68211 {
  border: 2px solid #b68211;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b68211;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 130 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 83% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b68211 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b68211, #98b611);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b68211 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 130 17 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.66 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.87 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.89 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.38 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.64 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.68 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.10 #497dee Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b68211  rgb(182, 130, 17)  hsl(41, 83%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1145b6  rgb(17, 69, 182)  hsl(221, 83%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#11b682  rgb(17, 182, 130)  hsl(161, 83%, 39%)  Mint
#8211b6  rgb(130, 17, 182)  hsl(281, 83%, 39%)  Dark Violet