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#BA8A00

#ba8a00 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba8a00 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 54.12% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.81% magenta, 100% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 44.52°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2862

Complementary

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #0030ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #008dba
  3. #2d00ba

Analogous

  1. #ba2d00
  2. #ba8a00
  3. #8dba00

Triadic

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #00ba8a
  3. #8a00ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #30ba00
  3. #0030ba
  4. #8a00ba

Square

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #00ba2d
  3. #0030ba
  4. #ba008d

Monochromatic

  1. #211800
  2. #6d5100
  3. #ba8a00
  4. #ffbf07
  5. #ffd354

Shades

#ba8a00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #a77c00
  3. #956e00
  4. #826100
  5. #705300
  6. #5d4500
  7. #4a3700
  8. #382900
  9. #251c00
  10. #130e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba8a00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #c1961a
  3. #c8a133
  4. #cfad4d
  5. #d6b966
  6. #ddc580
  7. #e3d099
  8. #eadcb3
  9. #f1e8cc
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba8a00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba8a00
  2. #b4890d
  3. #ae881a
  4. #a98726
  5. #a38633
  6. #9d8540
  7. #97844d
  8. #91835a
  9. #8c8266
  10. #868173
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38f73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99710 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0920a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4815c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba8a00 {
  color: #ba8a00;
}
Background
.bg-ba8a00 {
  background-color: #ba8a00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba8a00 {
  border: 2px solid #ba8a00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba8a00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 138 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba8a00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba8a00, #8dba00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba8a00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 138 0 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.70 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.51 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.18 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.52 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.99 #4575ff Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ba8a00  rgb(186, 138, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0030ba  rgb(0, 48, 186)  hsl(225, 100%, 36%)  Persian Blue
#00ba8a  rgb(0, 186, 138)  hsl(165, 100%, 36%)  Mint
#8a00ba  rgb(138, 0, 186)  hsl(285, 100%, 36%)  Dark Violet