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#B6850E

#b6850e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6850e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 52.16% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.92% magenta, 92.31% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 42.5°, with 85.71% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 0.51.

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Relative luminance0.2675

Complementary

  1. #b6850e
  2. #0e3fb6

Split complementary

  1. #b6850e
  2. #0e93b6
  3. #310eb6

Analogous

  1. #b6310e
  2. #b6850e
  3. #93b60e

Triadic

  1. #b6850e
  2. #0eb685
  3. #850eb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6850e
  2. #3fb60e
  3. #0e3fb6
  4. #850eb6

Square

  1. #b6850e
  2. #0eb631
  3. #0e3fb6
  4. #b60e93

Monochromatic

  1. #281d03
  2. #6f5109
  3. #b6850e
  4. #eeb322
  5. #f3cb69

Shades

#b6850e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6850e
  2. #a4780d
  3. #926a0b
  4. #7f5d0a
  5. #6d5008
  6. #5b4307
  7. #493506
  8. #372804
  9. #241b03
  10. #120d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6850e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6850e
  2. #bd9126
  3. #c59d3e
  4. #ccaa56
  5. #d3b66e
  6. #dbc287
  7. #e2ce9f
  8. #e9dab7
  9. #f0e7cf
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6850e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6850e
  2. #b18519
  3. #ab8425
  4. #a68430
  5. #a0833c
  6. #9b8347
  7. #968252
  8. #90825e
  9. #8b8169
  10. #858175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f8a70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49217 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c77671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a58600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac8d14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c07c5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6850e {
  color: #b6850e;
}
Background
.bg-b6850e {
  background-color: #b6850e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6850e {
  border: 2px solid #b6850e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6850e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 133 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 86% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6850e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6850e, #93b60e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6850e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 133 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 0.51 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.12 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.18 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.84 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.02 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.58 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 11.93 #497af1 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b6850e  rgb(182, 133, 14)  hsl(43, 86%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e3fb6  rgb(14, 63, 182)  hsl(223, 86%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#0eb685  rgb(14, 182, 133)  hsl(163, 86%, 38%)  Mint
#850eb6  rgb(133, 14, 182)  hsl(283, 86%, 38%)  Dark Violet