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#BC8D0F

#bc8d0f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8d0f is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 55.29% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 92.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.7°, with 85.22% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #0f3ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #0f94bc
  3. #360fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc360f
  2. #bc8d0f
  3. #94bc0f

Triadic

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #0fbc8d
  3. #8d0fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #3ebc0f
  3. #0f3ebc
  4. #8d0fbc

Square

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #0fbc36
  3. #0f3ebc
  4. #bc0f94

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2304
  2. #755809
  3. #bc8d0f
  4. #eeb92a
  5. #f4d070

Shades

#bc8d0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #a97f0e
  3. #96710c
  4. #84630b
  5. #715509
  6. #5e4708
  7. #4b3806
  8. #382a05
  9. #261c03
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8d0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #c39827
  3. #c9a43f
  4. #d0af57
  5. #d7bb6f
  6. #dec687
  7. #e4d19f
  8. #ebddb7
  9. #f2e8cf
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8d0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8d0f
  2. #b68c1a
  3. #b08a26
  4. #aa8931
  5. #a4883c
  6. #9e8748
  7. #988553
  8. #92845e
  9. #8c8369
  10. #868175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac991a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39516 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8d0f {
  color: #bc8d0f;
}
Background
.bg-bc8d0f {
  background-color: #bc8d0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8d0f {
  border: 2px solid #bc8d0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8d0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 141 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8d0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8d0f, #94bc0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8d0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 141 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.70 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.92 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.00 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.21 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.22 #4372f0 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8d0f  rgb(188, 141, 15)  hsl(44, 85%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f3ebc  rgb(15, 62, 188)  hsl(224, 85%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0fbc8d  rgb(15, 188, 141)  hsl(164, 85%, 40%)  Mint
#8d0fbc  rgb(141, 15, 188)  hsl(284, 85%, 40%)  Dark Violet