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#BC8917

#bc8917 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8917 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 53.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.13% magenta, 87.77% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.45°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.2864

Complementary

  1. #bc8917
  2. #174abc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8917
  2. #179dbc
  3. #3617bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3617
  2. #bc8917
  3. #9dbc17

Triadic

  1. #bc8917
  2. #17bc89
  3. #8917bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8917
  2. #4abc17
  3. #174abc
  4. #8917bc

Square

  1. #bc8917
  2. #17bc36
  3. #174abc
  4. #bc179d

Monochromatic

  1. #342606
  2. #78570f
  3. #bc8917
  4. #e7b139
  5. #efcc7d

Shades

#bc8917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8917
  2. #a97b15
  3. #966e12
  4. #846010
  5. #71520e
  6. #5e450c
  7. #4b3709
  8. #382907
  9. #261b05
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8917
  2. #c3952e
  3. #c9a145
  4. #d0ac5d
  5. #d7b874
  6. #dec48b
  7. #e4d0a2
  8. #ebdcb9
  9. #f2e7d1
  10. #f8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8917
  2. #b68822
  3. #b0872c
  4. #aa8637
  5. #a48541
  6. #9e854c
  7. #988456
  8. #928361
  9. #8c826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48e74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9971e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7a75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8a01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1921c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8917 {
  color: #bc8917;
}
Background
.bg-bc8917 {
  background-color: #bc8917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8917 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 137 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8917, #9dbc17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 137 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.21 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.63 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.81 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.05 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.12 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.47 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.10 #4376e8 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8917  rgb(188, 137, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#174abc  rgb(23, 74, 188)  hsl(221, 78%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#17bc89  rgb(23, 188, 137)  hsl(161, 78%, 41%)  Mint
#8917bc  rgb(137, 23, 188)  hsl(281, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet