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#B78C1D

#b78c1d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b78c1d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.5% magenta, 84.15% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 43.25°, with 72.64% saturation and 41.57% 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 2.5.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2891

Complementary

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #1d48b7

Split complementary

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #1d95b7
  3. #3f1db7

Analogous

  1. #b73f1d
  2. #b78c1d
  3. #95b71d

Triadic

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #1db78c
  3. #8c1db7

Tetradic

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #48b71d
  3. #1d48b7
  4. #8c1db7

Square

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #1db73f
  3. #1d48b7
  4. #b71d95

Monochromatic

  1. #332708
  2. #755913
  3. #b78c1d
  4. #e1b440
  5. #ebce82

Shades

#b78c1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #a57e1a
  3. #927017
  4. #806214
  5. #6e5411
  6. #5c460f
  7. #49380c
  8. #372a09
  9. #251c06
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b78c1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #be9834
  3. #c5a34a
  4. #cdaf61
  5. #d4ba77
  6. #dbc68e
  7. #e2d1a5
  8. #e9ddbb
  9. #f1e8d2
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b78c1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b78c1d
  2. #b28b27
  3. #ac8a31
  4. #a7883b
  5. #a18745
  6. #9c864f
  7. #968558
  8. #918462
  9. #8b826c
  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 #a99724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c77e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98c0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9321 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c18460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b78c1d {
  color: #b78c1d;
}
Background
.bg-b78c1d {
  background-color: #b78c1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b78c1d {
  border: 2px solid #b78c1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b78c1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 140 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b78c1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b78c1d, #95b71d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b78c1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 140 29 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.60 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.38 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.98 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.60 #4873e2 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b78c1d  rgb(183, 140, 29)  hsl(43, 73%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1d48b7  rgb(29, 72, 183)  hsl(223, 73%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#1db78c  rgb(29, 183, 140)  hsl(163, 73%, 42%)  Mint
#8c1db7  rgb(140, 29, 183)  hsl(283, 73%, 42%)  Dark Violet