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#BC8E3A

#bc8e3a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8e3a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 55.69% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.47% magenta, 69.15% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 38.77°, with 52.85% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.3034

Complementary

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #3a68bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #3aa9bc
  3. #4d3abc

Analogous

  1. #bc4d3a
  2. #bc8e3a
  3. #a9bc3a

Triadic

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #3abc8e
  3. #8e3abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #68bc3a
  3. #3a68bc
  4. #8e3abc

Square

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #3abc4d
  3. #3a68bc
  4. #bc3aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #473616
  2. #826228
  3. #bc8e3a
  4. #d3b070
  5. #e5d0aa

Shades

#bc8e3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #a98034
  3. #96722e
  4. #846329
  5. #715523
  6. #5e471d
  7. #4b3917
  8. #382b11
  9. #261c0c
  10. #130e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8e3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #c3994e
  3. #c9a561
  4. #d0b075
  5. #d7bb89
  6. #dec79d
  7. #e4d2b0
  8. #ebddc4
  9. #f2e8d8
  10. #f8f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8e3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8e3a
  2. #b68d41
  3. #b08b48
  4. #aa8a4f
  5. #a48856
  6. #9e875d
  7. #988664
  8. #92846b
  9. #8c8372
  10. #868179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6937b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08f30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9a3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc817c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8f34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2963c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8e3a {
  color: #bc8e3a;
}
Background
.bg-bc8e3a {
  background-color: #bc8e3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8e3a {
  border: 2px solid #bc8e3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8e3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 142 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8e3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8e3a, #a9bc3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8e3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 142 58 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.38 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.15 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.71 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.99 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.09 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.27 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.66 #4371c5 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8e3a  rgb(188, 142, 58)  hsl(39, 53%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3a68bc  rgb(58, 104, 188)  hsl(219, 53%, 48%)  Denim
#3abc8e  rgb(58, 188, 142)  hsl(159, 53%, 48%)  Mint
#8e3abc  rgb(142, 58, 188)  hsl(279, 53%, 48%)  Dark Orchid