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#BA8A0F

#ba8a0f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba8a0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.81% magenta, 91.94% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 43.16°, with 85.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2865

Complementary

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #0f3fba

Split complementary

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #0f94ba
  3. #350fba

Analogous

  1. #ba350f
  2. #ba8a0f
  3. #94ba0f

Triadic

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #0fba8a
  3. #8a0fba

Tetradic

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #3fba0f
  3. #0f3fba
  4. #8a0fba

Square

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #0fba35
  3. #0f3fba
  4. #ba0f94

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2104
  2. #735509
  3. #ba8a0f
  4. #eeb628
  5. #f3ce6f

Shades

#ba8a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #a77c0e
  3. #956e0c
  4. #82610b
  5. #705309
  6. #5d4508
  7. #4a3706
  8. #382905
  9. #251c03
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba8a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #c19627
  3. #c8a13f
  4. #cfad57
  5. #d6b96f
  6. #ddc587
  7. #e3d09f
  8. #eadcb7
  9. #f1e8cf
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba8a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba8a0f
  2. #b4891a
  3. #ae8826
  4. #a98731
  5. #a3863c
  6. #9d8548
  7. #978453
  8. #91835e
  9. #8c8269
  10. #868175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99719 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba8a0f {
  color: #ba8a0f;
}
Background
.bg-ba8a0f {
  background-color: #ba8a0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba8a0f {
  border: 2px solid #ba8a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba8a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 138 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 85% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba8a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba8a0f, #94ba0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba8a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 138 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.09 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.99 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.36 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.63 #4575f0 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ba8a0f  rgb(186, 138, 15)  hsl(43, 85%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f3fba  rgb(15, 63, 186)  hsl(223, 85%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0fba8a  rgb(15, 186, 138)  hsl(163, 85%, 39%)  Mint
#8a0fba  rgb(138, 15, 186)  hsl(283, 85%, 39%)  Dark Violet