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#BA8A24

#ba8a24 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba8a24 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 54.12% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.81% magenta, 80.65% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 40.8°, with 67.57% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.2874

Complementary

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #2454ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #249fba
  3. #3f24ba

Analogous

  1. #ba3f24
  2. #ba8a24
  3. #9fba24

Triadic

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #24ba8a
  3. #8a24ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #54ba24
  3. #2454ba
  4. #8a24ba

Square

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #24ba3f
  3. #2454ba
  4. #ba249f

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2b0b
  2. #7a5a18
  3. #ba8a24
  4. #ddaf4e
  5. #e9cc8e

Shades

#ba8a24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #a77c20
  3. #956e1d
  4. #826119
  5. #705316
  6. #5d4512
  7. #4a370e
  8. #38290b
  9. #251c07
  10. #130e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba8a24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #c1963a
  3. #c8a150
  4. #cfad66
  5. #d6b97c
  6. #ddc592
  7. #e3d0a7
  8. #eadcbd
  9. #f1e8d3
  10. #f8f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba8a24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba8a24
  2. #b4892d
  3. #ae8836
  4. #a98740
  5. #a38649
  6. #9d8552
  7. #97845b
  8. #918364
  9. #8c826e
  10. #868177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8b0e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99729 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7c77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8b19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09227 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c48260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba8a24 {
  color: #ba8a24;
}
Background
.bg-ba8a24 {
  background-color: #ba8a24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba8a24 {
  border: 2px solid #ba8a24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba8a24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 138 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba8a24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba8a24, #9fba24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba8a24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 138 36 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.87 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.08 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.92 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.38 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.44 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.64 #4575db Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ba8a24  rgb(186, 138, 36)  hsl(41, 68%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2454ba  rgb(36, 84, 186)  hsl(221, 68%, 44%)  Sapphire
#24ba8a  rgb(36, 186, 138)  hsl(161, 68%, 44%)  Mint
#8a24ba  rgb(138, 36, 186)  hsl(281, 68%, 44%)  Dark Violet