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#BC8404

#bc8404 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8404 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 51.76% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.79% magenta, 97.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.74°, with 95.83% saturation and 37.65% 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 6.44:1 (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 luminance0.272

Complementary

  1. #bc8404
  2. #043cbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8404
  2. #0498bc
  3. #2804bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2804
  2. #bc8404
  3. #98bc04

Triadic

  1. #bc8404
  2. #04bc84
  3. #8404bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8404
  2. #3cbc04
  3. #043cbc
  4. #8404bc

Square

  1. #bc8404
  2. #04bc28
  3. #043cbc
  4. #bc0498

Monochromatic

  1. #261b01
  2. #714f02
  3. #bc8404
  4. #fab413
  5. #fccb5d

Shades

#bc8404 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8404
  2. #a97704
  3. #966a03
  4. #845c03
  5. #714f02
  6. #5e4202
  7. #4b3502
  8. #382801
  9. #261a01
  10. #130d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8404 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8404
  2. #c3901d
  3. #c99d36
  4. #d0a94f
  5. #d7b568
  6. #dec282
  7. #e4ce9b
  8. #ebdab4
  9. #f2e6cd
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8404 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8404
  2. #b68410
  3. #b0831d
  4. #aa8329
  5. #a48236
  6. #9e8242
  7. #98824e
  8. #92815b
  9. #8c8167
  10. #868074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38a71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69410 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8e0c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c77b58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8404 {
  color: #bc8404;
}
Background
.bg-bc8404 {
  background-color: #bc8404;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8404 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8404;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8404;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 132 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8404 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8404, #98bc04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8404 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 132 4 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.70 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.05 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.61 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.61 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.11 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.34 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.41 #437bfb Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8404  rgb(188, 132, 4)  hsl(42, 96%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#043cbc  rgb(4, 60, 188)  hsl(222, 96%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#04bc84  rgb(4, 188, 132)  hsl(162, 96%, 38%)  Mint
#8404bc  rgb(132, 4, 188)  hsl(282, 96%, 38%)  Dark Violet