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#B78C19

#b78c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b78c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.5% magenta, 86.34% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 43.67°, with 75.96% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.2889

Complementary

  1. #b78c19
  2. #1944b7

Split complementary

  1. #b78c19
  2. #1993b7
  3. #3d19b7

Analogous

  1. #b73d19
  2. #b78c19
  3. #93b719

Triadic

  1. #b78c19
  2. #19b78c
  3. #8c19b7

Tetradic

  1. #b78c19
  2. #44b719
  3. #1944b7
  4. #8c19b7

Square

  1. #b78c19
  2. #19b73d
  3. #1944b7
  4. #b71993

Monochromatic

  1. #302507
  2. #745810
  3. #b78c19
  4. #e4b539
  5. #edce7c

Shades

#b78c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b78c19
  2. #a57e17
  3. #927014
  4. #806212
  5. #6e540f
  6. #5c460d
  7. #49380a
  8. #372a08
  9. #251c05
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b78c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b78c19
  2. #be9830
  3. #c5a347
  4. #cdaf5e
  5. #d4ba75
  6. #dbc68c
  7. #e2d1a3
  8. #e9ddba
  9. #f1e8d1
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b78c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b78c19
  2. #b28b23
  3. #ac8a2e
  4. #a78838
  5. #a18742
  6. #9c864d
  7. #968557
  8. #918461
  9. #8b826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c77e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98c04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af931e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c18460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b78c19 {
  color: #b78c19;
}
Background
.bg-b78c19 {
  background-color: #b78c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b78c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b78c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b78c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b78c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b78c19, #93b719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b78c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.52 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.55 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.01 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.81 #4873e6 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b78c19  rgb(183, 140, 25)  hsl(44, 76%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1944b7  rgb(25, 68, 183)  hsl(224, 76%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#19b78c  rgb(25, 183, 140)  hsl(164, 76%, 41%)  Mint
#8c19b7  rgb(140, 25, 183)  hsl(284, 76%, 41%)  Dark Violet