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#B9850C

#b9850c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9850c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 52.16% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 93.51% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 41.97°, with 87.82% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 0.68.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2712

Complementary

  1. #b9850c
  2. #0c40b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9850c
  2. #0c96b9
  3. #2f0cb9

Analogous

  1. #b92f0c
  2. #b9850c
  3. #96b90c

Triadic

  1. #b9850c
  2. #0cb985
  3. #850cb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9850c
  2. #40b90c
  3. #0c40b9
  4. #850cb9

Square

  1. #b9850c
  2. #0cb92f
  3. #0c40b9
  4. #b90c96

Monochromatic

  1. #291e03
  2. #715107
  3. #b9850c
  4. #f1b221
  5. #f5cb69

Shades

#b9850c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9850c
  2. #a7780b
  3. #946a0a
  4. #825d08
  5. #6f5007
  6. #5d4306
  7. #4a3505
  8. #382804
  9. #251b02
  10. #130d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9850c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9850c
  2. #c09124
  3. #c79d3d
  4. #ceaa55
  5. #d5b66d
  6. #dcc286
  7. #e3ce9e
  8. #eadab6
  9. #f1e7ce
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9850c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9850c
  2. #b38518
  3. #ae8423
  4. #a8842f
  5. #a2833a
  6. #9d8346
  7. #978252
  8. #91825d
  9. #8b8169
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69316 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8e12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37c59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9850c {
  color: #b9850c;
}
Background
.bg-b9850c {
  background-color: #b9850c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9850c {
  border: 2px solid #b9850c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9850c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 133 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9850c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9850c, #96b90c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9850c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 133 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 0.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.98 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.22 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.03 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 11.24 #467af3 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b9850c  rgb(185, 133, 12)  hsl(42, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c40b9  rgb(12, 64, 185)  hsl(222, 88%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0cb985  rgb(12, 185, 133)  hsl(162, 88%, 39%)  Mint
#850cb9  rgb(133, 12, 185)  hsl(282, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet