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#BD8E18

#bd8e18 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd8e18 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 55.69% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.87% magenta, 87.3% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.91°, with 77.46% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3023

Complementary

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #1847bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #1899bd
  3. #3b18bd

Analogous

  1. #bd3b18
  2. #bd8e18
  3. #99bd18

Triadic

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #18bd8e
  3. #8e18bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #47bd18
  3. #1847bd
  4. #8e18bd

Square

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #18bd3b
  3. #1847bd
  4. #bd1899

Monochromatic

  1. #352807
  2. #795b0f
  3. #bd8e18
  4. #e6b53b
  5. #efcf7f

Shades

#bd8e18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #aa8016
  3. #977213
  4. #846311
  5. #71550e
  6. #5f470c
  7. #4c390a
  8. #392b07
  9. #261c05
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8e18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #c4992f
  3. #caa546
  4. #d1b05d
  5. #d7bb74
  6. #dec78c
  7. #e5d2a3
  8. #ebddba
  9. #f2e8d1
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8e18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8e18
  2. #b78d22
  3. #b18b2d
  4. #ab8a37
  5. #a58842
  6. #9f874c
  7. #988656
  8. #928461
  9. #8c836b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9a20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad8e01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4961d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78561 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8e18 {
  color: #bd8e18;
}
Background
.bg-bd8e18 {
  background-color: #bd8e18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8e18 {
  border: 2px solid #bd8e18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8e18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 142 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8e18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8e18, #99bd18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8e18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 142 24 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.59 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.43 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.75 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.03 #4271e7 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd8e18  rgb(189, 142, 24)  hsl(43, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1847bd  rgb(24, 71, 189)  hsl(223, 77%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#18bd8e  rgb(24, 189, 142)  hsl(163, 77%, 42%)  Mint
#8e18bd  rgb(142, 24, 189)  hsl(283, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet