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#B87F18

#b87f18 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b87f18 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 49.8% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 86.96% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 38.63°, with 76.92% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2544

Complementary

  1. #b87f18
  2. #1851b8

Split complementary

  1. #b87f18
  2. #18a1b8
  3. #2f18b8

Analogous

  1. #b82f18
  2. #b87f18
  3. #a1b818

Triadic

  1. #b87f18
  2. #18b87f
  3. #7f18b8

Tetradic

  1. #b87f18
  2. #51b818
  3. #1851b8
  4. #7f18b8

Square

  1. #b87f18
  2. #18b82f
  3. #1851b8
  4. #b818a1

Monochromatic

  1. #312206
  2. #74500f
  3. #b87f18
  4. #e5a738
  5. #eec57b

Shades

#b87f18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b87f18
  2. #a67216
  3. #936613
  4. #815911
  5. #6e4c0e
  6. #5c400c
  7. #4a330a
  8. #372607
  9. #251905
  10. #120d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#b87f18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b87f18
  2. #bf8c2f
  3. #c69946
  4. #cda55d
  5. #d4b274
  6. #dcbf8c
  7. #e3cca3
  8. #ead9ba
  9. #f1e5d1
  10. #f8f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b87f18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b87f18
  2. #b27f22
  3. #ad7f2d
  4. #a77f37
  5. #a27f42
  6. #9c804c
  7. #968056
  8. #918061
  9. #8b806b
  10. #868076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f866e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1901d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9706d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38107 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab891b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c27657 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b87f18 {
  color: #b87f18;
}
Background
.bg-b87f18 {
  background-color: #b87f18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b87f18 {
  border: 2px solid #b87f18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b87f18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 127 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b87f18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b87f18, #a1b818);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b87f18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 127 24 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.64 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.00 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.20 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.58 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.66 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.69 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.01 #4780e7 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b87f18  rgb(184, 127, 24)  hsl(39, 77%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1851b8  rgb(24, 81, 184)  hsl(219, 77%, 41%)  Sapphire
#18b87f  rgb(24, 184, 127)  hsl(159, 77%, 41%)  Mint
#7f18b8  rgb(127, 24, 184)  hsl(279, 77%, 41%)  Dark Violet