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#BC8D13

#bc8d13 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8d13 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 55.29% green and 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 89.89% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.31°, with 81.64% saturation and 40.59% 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 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.2979

Complementary

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #1342bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #1397bc
  3. #3813bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3813
  2. #bc8d13
  3. #97bc13

Triadic

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #13bc8d
  3. #8d13bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #42bc13
  3. #1342bc
  4. #8d13bc

Square

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #13bc38
  3. #1342bc
  4. #bc1397

Monochromatic

  1. #312505
  2. #77590c
  3. #bc8d13
  4. #eab731
  5. #f1cf77

Shades

#bc8d13 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #a97f11
  3. #96710f
  4. #84630d
  5. #71550b
  6. #5e470a
  7. #4b3808
  8. #382a06
  9. #261c04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8d13 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #c3982b
  3. #c9a442
  4. #d0af5a
  5. #d7bb71
  6. #dec689
  7. #e4d1a1
  8. #ebddb8
  9. #f2e8d0
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8d13 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8d13
  2. #b68c1e
  3. #b08a29
  4. #aa8934
  5. #a4883f
  6. #9e874a
  7. #988554
  8. #92845f
  9. #8c836a
  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 #ac991c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39519 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8d13 {
  color: #bc8d13;
}
Background
.bg-bc8d13 {
  background-color: #bc8d13;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8d13 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8d13;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8d13;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 141 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 82% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8d13 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8d13, #97bc13);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8d13 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 141 19 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.67 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.02 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.21 #4372ec Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8d13  rgb(188, 141, 19)  hsl(43, 82%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1342bc  rgb(19, 66, 188)  hsl(223, 82%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#13bc8d  rgb(19, 188, 141)  hsl(163, 82%, 41%)  Mint
#8d13bc  rgb(141, 19, 188)  hsl(283, 82%, 41%)  Dark Violet