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#BC8722

#bc8722 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8722 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 52.94% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.19% magenta, 81.91% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 39.35°, with 69.37% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.2813

Complementary

  1. #bc8722
  2. #2257bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8722
  2. #22a4bc
  3. #3a22bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3a22
  2. #bc8722
  3. #a4bc22

Triadic

  1. #bc8722
  2. #22bc87
  3. #8722bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8722
  2. #57bc22
  3. #2257bc
  4. #8722bc

Square

  1. #bc8722
  2. #22bc3a
  3. #2257bc
  4. #bc22a4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2a0b
  2. #7b5816
  3. #bc8722
  4. #dfac4c
  5. #eaca8d

Shades

#bc8722 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8722
  2. #a97a1f
  3. #966c1b
  4. #845f18
  5. #715114
  6. #5e4411
  7. #4b360e
  8. #38290a
  9. #261b07
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8722 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8722
  2. #c39338
  3. #c99f4e
  4. #d0ab64
  5. #d7b77a
  6. #dec391
  7. #e4cfa7
  8. #ebdbbd
  9. #f2e7d3
  10. #f8f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8722 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8722
  2. #b6862b
  3. #b08635
  4. #aa853e
  5. #a48448
  6. #9e8451
  7. #98835a
  8. #928264
  9. #8c816d
  10. #868177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b890b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89627 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98817 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c67e5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8722 {
  color: #bc8722;
}
Background
.bg-bc8722 {
  background-color: #bc8722;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8722 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8722;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8722;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 135 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8722 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8722, #a4bc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8722 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 135 34 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.23 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.58 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.88 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.75 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.08 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.24 #4378dd Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8722  rgb(188, 135, 34)  hsl(39, 69%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2257bc  rgb(34, 87, 188)  hsl(219, 69%, 44%)  Sapphire
#22bc87  rgb(34, 188, 135)  hsl(159, 69%, 44%)  Mint
#8722bc  rgb(135, 34, 188)  hsl(279, 69%, 44%)  Dark Violet