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#BC8607

#bc8607 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8607 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 52.55% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.72% magenta, 96.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.1°, with 92.82% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2776

Complementary

  1. #bc8607
  2. #073dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8607
  2. #0798bc
  3. #2c07bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2c07
  2. #bc8607
  3. #98bc07

Triadic

  1. #bc8607
  2. #07bc86
  3. #8607bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8607
  2. #3dbc07
  3. #073dbc
  4. #8607bc

Square

  1. #bc8607
  2. #07bc2c
  3. #073dbc
  4. #bc0798

Monochromatic

  1. #291d02
  2. #725104
  3. #bc8607
  4. #f6b419
  5. #f9cc63

Shades

#bc8607 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8607
  2. #a97906
  3. #966b06
  4. #845e05
  5. #715004
  6. #5e4304
  7. #4b3603
  8. #382802
  9. #261b01
  10. #130d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8607 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8607
  2. #c39220
  3. #c99e39
  4. #d0aa51
  5. #d7b66a
  6. #dec383
  7. #e4cf9c
  8. #ebdbb5
  9. #f2e7cd
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8607 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8607
  2. #b68513
  3. #b0851f
  4. #aa842b
  5. #a48437
  6. #9e8344
  7. #988250
  8. #92825c
  9. #8c8168
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89513 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b08f0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c77d5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8607 {
  color: #bc8607;
}
Background
.bg-bc8607 {
  background-color: #bc8607;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8607 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8607;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8607;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 134 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 93% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8607 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8607, #98bc07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8607 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 134 7 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.12 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.51 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.03 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.16 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.40 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.78 #4379f8 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8607  rgb(188, 134, 7)  hsl(42, 93%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#073dbc  rgb(7, 61, 188)  hsl(222, 93%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#07bc86  rgb(7, 188, 134)  hsl(162, 93%, 38%)  Mint
#8607bc  rgb(134, 7, 188)  hsl(282, 93%, 38%)  Dark Violet