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#BD8C19

#bd8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd8c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.93% magenta, 86.77% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.07°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2965

Complementary

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #194abd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #199cbd
  3. #3a19bd

Analogous

  1. #bd3a19
  2. #bd8c19
  3. #9cbd19

Triadic

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #19bd8c
  3. #8c19bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #4abd19
  3. #194abd
  4. #8c19bd

Square

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #19bd3a
  3. #194abd
  4. #bd199c

Monochromatic

  1. #362807
  2. #795a10
  3. #bd8c19
  4. #e5b33d
  5. #eece81

Shades

#bd8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #aa7e17
  3. #977014
  4. #846212
  5. #71540f
  6. #5f460d
  7. #4c380a
  8. #392a08
  9. #261c05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #c49830
  3. #caa347
  4. #d1af5e
  5. #d7ba75
  6. #dec68c
  7. #e5d1a3
  8. #ebddba
  9. #f2e8d1
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8c19
  2. #b78b23
  3. #b18a2e
  4. #ab8838
  5. #a58742
  6. #9f864d
  7. #988557
  8. #928461
  9. #8c826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9920 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8c04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3941e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8c19 {
  color: #bd8c19;
}
Background
.bg-bd8c19 {
  background-color: #bd8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bd8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8c19, #9cbd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.93 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.94 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.48 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.70 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.76 #4273e6 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd8c19  rgb(189, 140, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#194abd  rgb(25, 74, 189)  hsl(222, 77%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#19bd8c  rgb(25, 189, 140)  hsl(162, 77%, 42%)  Mint
#8c19bd  rgb(140, 25, 189)  hsl(282, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet