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#BE850C

#be850c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be850c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 52.16% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 93.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 40.79°, with 88.12% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.2775

Complementary

  1. #be850c
  2. #0c45be

Split complementary

  1. #be850c
  2. #0c9ebe
  3. #2c0cbe

Analogous

  1. #be2c0c
  2. #be850c
  3. #9ebe0c

Triadic

  1. #be850c
  2. #0cbe85
  3. #850cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be850c
  2. #45be0c
  3. #0c45be
  4. #850cbe

Square

  1. #be850c
  2. #0cbe2c
  3. #0c45be
  4. #be0c9e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2003
  2. #765307
  3. #be850c
  4. #f1b025
  5. #f6ca6d

Shades

#be850c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be850c
  2. #ab780b
  3. #986a0a
  4. #855d08
  5. #725007
  6. #5f4306
  7. #4c3505
  8. #392804
  9. #261b02
  10. #130d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#be850c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be850c
  2. #c59124
  3. #cb9d3d
  4. #d2aa55
  5. #d8b66d
  6. #dfc286
  7. #e5ce9e
  8. #ecdab6
  9. #f2e7ce
  10. #f9f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be850c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be850c
  2. #b88518
  3. #b28423
  4. #ab842f
  5. #a5833a
  6. #9f8346
  7. #998252
  8. #93825d
  9. #8c8169
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89515 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07571 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b18f12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c97c59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be850c {
  color: #be850c;
}
Background
.bg-be850c {
  background-color: #be850c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be850c {
  border: 2px solid #be850c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be850c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 133 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be850c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be850c, #9ebe0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be850c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 133 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.06 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.59 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.10 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.15 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.84 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.04 #417af3 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be850c  rgb(190, 133, 12)  hsl(41, 88%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c45be  rgb(12, 69, 190)  hsl(221, 88%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#0cbe85  rgb(12, 190, 133)  hsl(161, 88%, 40%)  Mint
#850cbe  rgb(133, 12, 190)  hsl(281, 88%, 40%)  Dark Violet