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#BD8A0A

#bd8a0a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd8a0a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 54.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.98% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.91°, with 89.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.45.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2902

Complementary

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #0a3dbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #0a96bd
  3. #310abd

Analogous

  1. #bd310a
  2. #bd8a0a
  3. #96bd0a

Triadic

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #0abd8a
  3. #8a0abd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #3dbd0a
  3. #0a3dbd
  4. #8a0abd

Square

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #0abd31
  3. #0a3dbd
  4. #bd0a96

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2002
  2. #745506
  3. #bd8a0a
  4. #f3b720
  5. #f7cf69

Shades

#bd8a0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #aa7c09
  3. #976e08
  4. #846107
  5. #715306
  6. #5f4505
  7. #4c3704
  8. #392903
  9. #261c02
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8a0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #c49623
  3. #caa13b
  4. #d1ad54
  5. #d7b96c
  6. #dec585
  7. #e5d09d
  8. #ebdcb6
  9. #f2e8ce
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8a0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8a0a
  2. #b78916
  3. #b18822
  4. #ab872d
  5. #a58639
  6. #9f8545
  7. #988451
  8. #92835d
  9. #8c8268
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9816 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29312 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8a0a {
  color: #bd8a0a;
}
Background
.bg-bd8a0a {
  background-color: #bd8a0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8a0a {
  border: 2px solid #bd8a0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8a0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 138 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8a0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8a0a, #96bd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8a0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 138 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.32 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.83 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.07 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.23 #4275f5 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd8a0a  rgb(189, 138, 10)  hsl(43, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a3dbd  rgb(10, 61, 189)  hsl(223, 90%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0abd8a  rgb(10, 189, 138)  hsl(163, 90%, 39%)  Mint
#8a0abd  rgb(138, 10, 189)  hsl(283, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet