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#B6871B

#b6871b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6871b is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 52.94% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.82% magenta, 85.16% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 41.81°, with 74.16% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2735

Complementary

  1. #b6871b
  2. #1b4ab6

Split complementary

  1. #b6871b
  2. #1b97b6
  3. #3a1bb6

Analogous

  1. #b63a1b
  2. #b6871b
  3. #97b61b

Triadic

  1. #b6871b
  2. #1bb687
  3. #871bb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6871b
  2. #4ab61b
  3. #1b4ab6
  4. #871bb6

Square

  1. #b6871b
  2. #1bb63a
  3. #1b4ab6
  4. #b61b97

Monochromatic

  1. #312407
  2. #735611
  3. #b6871b
  4. #e2b03c
  5. #eccb7e

Shades

#b6871b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6871b
  2. #a47a18
  3. #926c16
  4. #7f5f13
  5. #6d5110
  6. #5b440e
  7. #49360b
  8. #372908
  9. #241b05
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6871b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6871b
  2. #bd9332
  3. #c59f49
  4. #ccab5f
  5. #d3b776
  6. #dbc38d
  7. #e2cfa4
  8. #e9dbbb
  9. #f0e7d1
  10. #f8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6871b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6871b
  2. #b18625
  3. #ab862f
  4. #a68539
  5. #a08443
  6. #9b844e
  7. #968358
  8. #908262
  9. #8b816c
  10. #858176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59421 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c67974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6870b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac8f1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c07f5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6871b {
  color: #b6871b;
}
Background
.bg-b6871b {
  background-color: #b6871b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6871b {
  border: 2px solid #b6871b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6871b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 135 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6871b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6871b, #97b61b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6871b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 135 27 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.08 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.83 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.02 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.66 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.39 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.62 #4978e4 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b6871b  rgb(182, 135, 27)  hsl(42, 74%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1b4ab6  rgb(27, 74, 182)  hsl(222, 74%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#1bb687  rgb(27, 182, 135)  hsl(162, 74%, 41%)  Mint
#871bb6  rgb(135, 27, 182)  hsl(282, 74%, 41%)  Dark Violet