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#BC840C

#bc840c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc840c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.79% magenta, 93.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 40.91°, with 88% saturation and 39.22% 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 1.85.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2722

Complementary

  1. #bc840c
  2. #0c44bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc840c
  2. #0c9cbc
  3. #2c0cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc2c0c
  2. #bc840c
  3. #9cbc0c

Triadic

  1. #bc840c
  2. #0cbc84
  3. #840cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc840c
  2. #44bc0c
  3. #0c44bc
  4. #840cbc

Square

  1. #bc840c
  2. #0cbc2c
  3. #0c44bc
  4. #bc0c9c

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1f03
  2. #745207
  3. #bc840c
  4. #f1b024
  5. #f6ca6b

Shades

#bc840c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc840c
  2. #a9770b
  3. #966a0a
  4. #845c08
  5. #714f07
  6. #5e4206
  7. #4b3505
  8. #382804
  9. #261a02
  10. #130d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc840c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc840c
  2. #c39024
  3. #c99d3d
  4. #d0a955
  5. #d7b56d
  6. #dec286
  7. #e4ce9e
  8. #ebdab6
  9. #f2e6ce
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc840c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc840c
  2. #b68418
  3. #b08323
  4. #aa832f
  5. #a4823a
  6. #9e8246
  7. #988252
  8. #92815d
  9. #8c8169
  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 #a69415 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8e12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c77b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc840c {
  color: #bc840c;
}
Background
.bg-bc840c {
  background-color: #bc840c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc840c {
  border: 2px solid #bc840c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc840c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 132 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc840c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc840c, #9cbc0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc840c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 132 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.06 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.28 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.12 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.17 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.20 #437bf3 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc840c  rgb(188, 132, 12)  hsl(41, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c44bc  rgb(12, 68, 188)  hsl(221, 88%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#0cbc84  rgb(12, 188, 132)  hsl(161, 88%, 39%)  Mint
#840cbc  rgb(132, 12, 188)  hsl(281, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet