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#B68604

#b68604 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b68604 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 52.55% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.37% magenta, 97.8% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 43.82°, with 95.7% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 0.76.

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Relative luminance0.27

Complementary

  1. #b68604
  2. #0434b6

Split complementary

  1. #b68604
  2. #048db6
  3. #2d04b6

Analogous

  1. #b62d04
  2. #b68604
  3. #8db604

Triadic

  1. #b68604
  2. #04b686
  3. #8604b6

Tetradic

  1. #b68604
  2. #34b604
  3. #0434b6
  4. #8604b6

Square

  1. #b68604
  2. #04b62d
  3. #0434b6
  4. #b6048d

Monochromatic

  1. #201801
  2. #6b4f02
  3. #b68604
  4. #faba0d
  5. #fbcf58

Shades

#b68604 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b68604
  2. #a47904
  3. #926b03
  4. #7f5e03
  5. #6d5002
  6. #5b4302
  7. #493602
  8. #372801
  9. #241b01
  10. #120d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#b68604 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b68604
  2. #bd921d
  3. #c59e36
  4. #ccaa4f
  5. #d3b668
  6. #dbc382
  7. #e2cf9b
  8. #e9dbb4
  9. #f0e7cd
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b68604 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b68604
  2. #b18510
  3. #ab851d
  4. #a68429
  5. #a08436
  6. #9b8342
  7. #96824e
  8. #90825b
  9. #8b8167
  10. #858174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59312 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c77772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac8e0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c07d59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b68604 {
  color: #b68604;
}
Background
.bg-b68604 {
  background-color: #b68604;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b68604 {
  border: 2px solid #b68604;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b68604;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 134 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b68604 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b68604, #8db604);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b68604 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 134 4 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 0.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.10 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.53 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.54 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.74 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.24 #4979fb Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b68604  rgb(182, 134, 4)  hsl(44, 96%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0434b6  rgb(4, 52, 182)  hsl(224, 96%, 36%)  Persian Blue
#04b686  rgb(4, 182, 134)  hsl(164, 96%, 36%)  Mint
#8604b6  rgb(134, 4, 182)  hsl(284, 96%, 36%)  Dark Violet