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#B8800A

#b8800a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8800a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 50.2% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.43% magenta, 94.57% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 40.69°, with 89.69% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2565

Complementary

  1. #b8800a
  2. #0a42b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8800a
  2. #0a99b8
  3. #290ab8

Analogous

  1. #b8290a
  2. #b8800a
  3. #99b80a

Triadic

  1. #b8800a
  2. #0ab880
  3. #800ab8

Tetradic

  1. #b8800a
  2. #42b80a
  3. #0a42b8
  4. #800ab8

Square

  1. #b8800a
  2. #0ab829
  3. #0a42b8
  4. #b80a99

Monochromatic

  1. #271b02
  2. #6f4e06
  3. #b8800a
  4. #f3ae1c
  5. #f7c864

Shades

#b8800a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8800a
  2. #a67309
  3. #936608
  4. #815a07
  5. #6e4d06
  6. #5c4005
  7. #4a3304
  8. #372603
  9. #251a02
  10. #120d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8800a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8800a
  2. #bf8d23
  3. #c6993b
  4. #cda654
  5. #d4b36c
  6. #dcc085
  7. #e3cc9d
  8. #ead9b6
  9. #f1e6ce
  10. #f8f2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8800a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8800a
  2. #b28016
  3. #ad8022
  4. #a7802d
  5. #a28039
  6. #9c8045
  7. #968051
  8. #91805d
  9. #8b8068
  10. #868074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f866e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29013 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9716d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab8a10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c27756 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8800a {
  color: #b8800a;
}
Background
.bg-b8800a {
  background-color: #b8800a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8800a {
  border: 2px solid #b8800a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8800a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 128 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8800a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8800a, #99b80a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8800a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 128 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.60 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.09 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.26 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.67 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.93 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.30 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.51 #477ff5 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b8800a  rgb(184, 128, 10)  hsl(41, 90%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a42b8  rgb(10, 66, 184)  hsl(221, 90%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#0ab880  rgb(10, 184, 128)  hsl(161, 90%, 38%)  Mint
#800ab8  rgb(128, 10, 184)  hsl(281, 90%, 38%)  Dark Violet