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#BE8804

#be8804 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8804 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 53.33% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.42% magenta, 97.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 42.58°, with 95.88% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.2856

Complementary

  1. #be8804
  2. #043abe

Split complementary

  1. #be8804
  2. #0497be
  3. #2b04be

Analogous

  1. #be2b04
  2. #be8804
  3. #97be04

Triadic

  1. #be8804
  2. #04be88
  3. #8804be

Tetradic

  1. #be8804
  2. #3abe04
  3. #043abe
  4. #8804be

Square

  1. #be8804
  2. #04be2b
  3. #043abe
  4. #be0497

Monochromatic

  1. #281d01
  2. #735202
  3. #be8804
  4. #fab714
  5. #fcce5f

Shades

#be8804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8804
  2. #ab7a04
  3. #986d03
  4. #855f03
  5. #725202
  6. #5f4402
  7. #4c3602
  8. #392901
  9. #261b01
  10. #130e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8804
  2. #c5941d
  3. #cba036
  4. #d2ac4f
  5. #d8b868
  6. #dfc482
  7. #e5cf9b
  8. #ecdbb4
  9. #f2e7cd
  10. #f9f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8804
  2. #b88710
  3. #b2861d
  4. #ab8629
  5. #a58536
  6. #9f8442
  7. #99834e
  8. #93825b
  9. #8c8267
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58e73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9711 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07873 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2910d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c97f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8804 {
  color: #be8804;
}
Background
.bg-be8804 {
  background-color: #be8804;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8804 {
  border: 2px solid #be8804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 136 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8804, #97be04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 136 4 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.81 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.83 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.30 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.50 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.81 #4177fb Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8804  rgb(190, 136, 4)  hsl(43, 96%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#043abe  rgb(4, 58, 190)  hsl(223, 96%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#04be88  rgb(4, 190, 136)  hsl(163, 96%, 38%)  Mint
#8804be  rgb(136, 4, 190)  hsl(283, 96%, 38%)  Dark Violet