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#BC8A0A

#bc8a0a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8a0a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 94.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.15°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2889

Complementary

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #0a3cbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #0a95bc
  3. #310abc

Analogous

  1. #bc310a
  2. #bc8a0a
  3. #95bc0a

Triadic

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #0abc8a
  3. #8a0abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #3cbc0a
  3. #0a3cbc
  4. #8a0abc

Square

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #0abc31
  3. #0a3cbc
  4. #bc0a95

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1f02
  2. #735506
  3. #bc8a0a
  4. #f3b81f
  5. #f7cf68

Shades

#bc8a0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #a97c09
  3. #966e08
  4. #846107
  5. #715306
  6. #5e4505
  7. #4b3704
  8. #382903
  9. #261c02
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8a0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #c39623
  3. #c9a13b
  4. #d0ad54
  5. #d7b96c
  6. #dec585
  7. #e4d09d
  8. #ebdcb6
  9. #f2e8ce
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8a0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8a0a
  2. #b68916
  3. #b08822
  4. #aa872d
  5. #a48639
  6. #9e8545
  7. #988451
  8. #92835d
  9. #8c8268
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9816 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29212 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8a0a {
  color: #bc8a0a;
}
Background
.bg-bc8a0a {
  background-color: #bc8a0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8a0a {
  border: 2px solid #bc8a0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8a0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 138 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8a0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8a0a, #95bc0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8a0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 138 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.38 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.65 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.03 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.11 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.42 #4375f5 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8a0a  rgb(188, 138, 10)  hsl(43, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a3cbc  rgb(10, 60, 188)  hsl(223, 90%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0abc8a  rgb(10, 188, 138)  hsl(163, 90%, 39%)  Mint
#8a0abc  rgb(138, 10, 188)  hsl(283, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet