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#B98517

#b98517 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b98517 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 52.16% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 87.57% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 40.74°, with 77.88% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2715

Complementary

  1. #b98517
  2. #174bb9

Split complementary

  1. #b98517
  2. #179cb9
  3. #3417b9

Analogous

  1. #b93417
  2. #b98517
  3. #9cb917

Triadic

  1. #b98517
  2. #17b985
  3. #8517b9

Tetradic

  1. #b98517
  2. #4bb917
  3. #174bb9
  4. #8517b9

Square

  1. #b98517
  2. #17b934
  3. #174bb9
  4. #b9179c

Monochromatic

  1. #312306
  2. #75540f
  3. #b98517
  4. #e6ae36
  5. #efc97a

Shades

#b98517 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b98517
  2. #a77815
  3. #946a12
  4. #825d10
  5. #6f500e
  6. #5d430c
  7. #4a3509
  8. #382807
  9. #251b05
  10. #130d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#b98517 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b98517
  2. #c0912e
  3. #c79d45
  4. #ceaa5d
  5. #d5b674
  6. #dcc28b
  7. #e3cea2
  8. #eadab9
  9. #f1e7d1
  10. #f8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b98517 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b98517
  2. #b38522
  3. #ae842c
  4. #a88437
  5. #a28341
  6. #9d834c
  7. #978256
  8. #918261
  9. #8b816b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 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 #a5941e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78603 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8e1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37c5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b98517 {
  color: #b98517;
}
Background
.bg-b98517 {
  background-color: #b98517;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b98517 {
  border: 2px solid #b98517;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b98517;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 133 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b98517 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b98517, #9cb917);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b98517 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 133 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.24 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.52 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.59 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.15 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.72 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 11.00 #467ae8 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b98517  rgb(185, 133, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#174bb9  rgb(23, 75, 185)  hsl(221, 78%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#17b985  rgb(23, 185, 133)  hsl(161, 78%, 41%)  Mint
#8517b9  rgb(133, 23, 185)  hsl(281, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet