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#B9840F

#b9840f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9840f is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 51.76% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.65% magenta, 91.89% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 41.29°, with 85% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2685

Complementary

  1. #b9840f
  2. #0f44b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9840f
  2. #0f99b9
  3. #2f0fb9

Analogous

  1. #b92f0f
  2. #b9840f
  3. #99b90f

Triadic

  1. #b9840f
  2. #0fb984
  3. #840fb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9840f
  2. #44b90f
  3. #0f44b9
  4. #840fb9

Square

  1. #b9840f
  2. #0fb92f
  3. #0f44b9
  4. #b90f99

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1f04
  2. #725209
  3. #b9840f
  4. #edb027
  5. #f3ca6e

Shades

#b9840f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9840f
  2. #a7770e
  3. #946a0c
  4. #825c0b
  5. #6f4f09
  6. #5d4208
  7. #4a3506
  8. #382805
  9. #251a03
  10. #130d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9840f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9840f
  2. #c09027
  3. #c79d3f
  4. #cea957
  5. #d5b56f
  6. #dcc287
  7. #e3ce9f
  8. #eadab7
  9. #f1e6cf
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9840f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9840f
  2. #b3841a
  3. #ae8326
  4. #a88331
  5. #a2823c
  6. #9d8248
  7. #978253
  8. #91815e
  9. #8b8169
  10. #868075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18a70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59317 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad8d14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9840f {
  color: #b9840f;
}
Background
.bg-b9840f {
  background-color: #b9840f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9840f {
  border: 2px solid #b9840f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9840f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 132 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 85% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9840f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9840f, #99b90f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9840f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 132 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.20 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.60 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.79 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.88 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.32 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.73 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.98 #467bf0 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b9840f  rgb(185, 132, 15)  hsl(41, 85%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f44b9  rgb(15, 68, 185)  hsl(221, 85%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#0fb984  rgb(15, 185, 132)  hsl(161, 85%, 39%)  Mint
#840fb9  rgb(132, 15, 185)  hsl(281, 85%, 39%)  Dark Violet