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#BC8D16

#bc8d16 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8d16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.01°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.298

Complementary

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #1645bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #1698bc
  3. #3a16bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3a16
  2. #bc8d16
  3. #98bc16

Triadic

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #16bc8d
  3. #8d16bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #45bc16
  3. #1645bc
  4. #8d16bc

Square

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #16bc3a
  3. #1645bc
  4. #bc1698

Monochromatic

  1. #332606
  2. #785a0e
  3. #bc8d16
  4. #e8b637
  5. #f0cf7b

Shades

#bc8d16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #a97f14
  3. #967112
  4. #84630f
  5. #71550d
  6. #5e470b
  7. #4b3809
  8. #382a07
  9. #261c04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8d16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #c3982d
  3. #c9a445
  4. #d0af5c
  5. #d7bb73
  6. #dec68b
  7. #e4d1a2
  8. #ebddb9
  9. #f2e8d0
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8d16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8d16
  2. #b68c21
  3. #b08a2b
  4. #aa8936
  5. #a48840
  6. #9e874b
  7. #988556
  8. #928460
  9. #8c836b
  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 #a69276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac991e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3951b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8d16 {
  color: #bc8d16;
}
Background
.bg-bc8d16 {
  background-color: #bc8d16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8d16 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8d16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8d16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 141 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8d16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8d16, #98bc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8d16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 141 22 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.74 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.65 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.05 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.21 #4372e9 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8d16  rgb(188, 141, 22)  hsl(43, 79%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1645bc  rgb(22, 69, 188)  hsl(223, 79%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#16bc8d  rgb(22, 188, 141)  hsl(163, 79%, 41%)  Mint
#8d16bc  rgb(141, 22, 188)  hsl(283, 79%, 41%)  Dark Violet