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#BC8804

#bc8804 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8804 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 53.33% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.66% magenta, 97.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.04°, 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.01.

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Relative luminance0.2831

Complementary

  1. #bc8804
  2. #0438bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8804
  2. #0494bc
  3. #2c04bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2c04
  2. #bc8804
  3. #94bc04

Triadic

  1. #bc8804
  2. #04bc88
  3. #8804bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8804
  2. #38bc04
  3. #0438bc
  4. #8804bc

Square

  1. #bc8804
  2. #04bc2c
  3. #0438bc
  4. #bc0494

Monochromatic

  1. #261c01
  2. #715202
  3. #bc8804
  4. #fab913
  5. #fccf5d

Shades

#bc8804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8804
  2. #a97a04
  3. #966d03
  4. #845f03
  5. #715202
  6. #5e4402
  7. #4b3602
  8. #382901
  9. #261b01
  10. #130e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8804
  2. #c3941d
  3. #c9a036
  4. #d0ac4f
  5. #d7b868
  6. #dec482
  7. #e4cf9b
  8. #ebdbb4
  9. #f2e7cd
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8804
  2. #b68710
  3. #b0861d
  4. #aa8629
  5. #a48536
  6. #9e8442
  7. #98834e
  8. #92825b
  9. #8c8267
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99611 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1910d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c77f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8804 {
  color: #bc8804;
}
Background
.bg-bc8804 {
  background-color: #bc8804;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8804 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 136 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8804, #94bc04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 136 4 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.01 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.72 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.89 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.20 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.73 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.96 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 11.40 #4377fb Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8804  rgb(188, 136, 4)  hsl(43, 96%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0438bc  rgb(4, 56, 188)  hsl(223, 96%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#04bc88  rgb(4, 188, 136)  hsl(163, 96%, 38%)  Mint
#8804bc  rgb(136, 4, 188)  hsl(283, 96%, 38%)  Dark Violet