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#BC8A14

#bc8a14 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8a14 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.12% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 89.36% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.14°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 1.32.

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Relative luminance0.2892

Complementary

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #1446bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #149abc
  3. #3614bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3614
  2. #bc8a14
  3. #9abc14

Triadic

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #14bc8a
  3. #8a14bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #46bc14
  3. #1446bc
  4. #8a14bc

Square

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #14bc36
  3. #1446bc
  4. #bc149a

Monochromatic

  1. #322405
  2. #77570d
  3. #bc8a14
  4. #e9b333
  5. #f1cd78

Shades

#bc8a14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #a97c12
  3. #966e10
  4. #84610e
  5. #71530c
  6. #5e450a
  7. #4b3708
  8. #382906
  9. #261c04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8a14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #c3962c
  3. #c9a143
  4. #d0ad5b
  5. #d7b972
  6. #dec58a
  7. #e4d0a1
  8. #ebdcb9
  9. #f2e8d0
  10. #f8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8a14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8a14
  2. #b6891f
  3. #b0882a
  4. #aa8734
  5. #a4863f
  6. #9e854a
  7. #988455
  8. #928360
  9. #8c826a
  10. #868175
  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 #a58f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa981c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b19219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6815e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8a14 {
  color: #bc8a14;
}
Background
.bg-bc8a14 {
  background-color: #bc8a14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8a14 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8a14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8a14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 138 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8a14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8a14, #9abc14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8a14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 138 20 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.32 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.48 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.98 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.63 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.11 #4375eb Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8a14  rgb(188, 138, 20)  hsl(42, 81%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1446bc  rgb(20, 70, 188)  hsl(222, 81%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#14bc8a  rgb(20, 188, 138)  hsl(162, 81%, 41%)  Mint
#8a14bc  rgb(138, 20, 188)  hsl(282, 81%, 41%)  Dark Violet