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#BA8317

#ba8317 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba8317 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.57% magenta, 87.63% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 39.75°, with 77.99% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.2673

Complementary

  1. #ba8317
  2. #174eba

Split complementary

  1. #ba8317
  2. #17a0ba
  3. #3117ba

Analogous

  1. #ba3117
  2. #ba8317
  3. #a0ba17

Triadic

  1. #ba8317
  2. #17ba83
  3. #8317ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba8317
  2. #4eba17
  3. #174eba
  4. #8317ba

Square

  1. #ba8317
  2. #17ba31
  3. #174eba
  4. #ba17a0

Monochromatic

  1. #322306
  2. #76530f
  3. #ba8317
  4. #e6ab37
  5. #efc87b

Shades

#ba8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba8317
  2. #a77615
  3. #956912
  4. #825c10
  5. #704f0e
  6. #5d420c
  7. #4a3409
  8. #382707
  9. #251a05
  10. #130d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba8317
  2. #c18f2e
  3. #c89c45
  4. #cfa85d
  5. #d6b574
  6. #ddc18b
  7. #e3cda2
  8. #eadab9
  9. #f1e6d1
  10. #f8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba8317
  2. #b48322
  3. #ae822c
  4. #a98237
  5. #a38241
  6. #9d824c
  7. #978156
  8. #918161
  9. #8c816b
  10. #868076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18971 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5931d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68404 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8d1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c47a59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba8317 {
  color: #ba8317;
}
Background
.bg-ba8317 {
  background-color: #ba8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba8317 {
  border: 2px solid #ba8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba8317, #a0ba17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.24 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.78 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.82 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.60 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.67 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.04 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.22 #457ce8 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ba8317  rgb(186, 131, 23)  hsl(40, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#174eba  rgb(23, 78, 186)  hsl(220, 78%, 41%)  Sapphire
#17ba83  rgb(23, 186, 131)  hsl(160, 78%, 41%)  Mint
#8317ba  rgb(131, 23, 186)  hsl(280, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet