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#BE8A05

#be8a05 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8a05 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 54.12% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.37% magenta, 97.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 43.14°, with 94.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.2914

Complementary

  1. #be8a05
  2. #0539be

Split complementary

  1. #be8a05
  2. #0596be
  3. #2e05be

Analogous

  1. #be2e05
  2. #be8a05
  3. #96be05

Triadic

  1. #be8a05
  2. #05be8a
  3. #8a05be

Tetradic

  1. #be8a05
  2. #39be05
  3. #0539be
  4. #8a05be

Square

  1. #be8a05
  2. #05be2e
  3. #0539be
  4. #be0596

Monochromatic

  1. #291e01
  2. #735403
  3. #be8a05
  4. #f9b917
  5. #fbd061

Shades

#be8a05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8a05
  2. #ab7c05
  3. #986e04
  4. #856104
  5. #725303
  6. #5f4503
  7. #4c3702
  8. #392902
  9. #261c01
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8a05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8a05
  2. #c5961e
  3. #cba137
  4. #d2ad50
  5. #d8b969
  6. #dfc582
  7. #e5d09b
  8. #ecdcb4
  9. #f2e8cd
  10. #f9f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8a05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8a05
  2. #b88911
  3. #b2881e
  4. #ab872a
  5. #a58636
  6. #9f8543
  7. #99844f
  8. #93835b
  9. #8c8267
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9813 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3930e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9815c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8a05 {
  color: #be8a05;
}
Background
.bg-be8a05 {
  background-color: #be8a05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8a05 {
  border: 2px solid #be8a05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8a05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 138 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8a05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8a05, #96be05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8a05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 138 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.61 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.66 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.10 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.17 #4175fa Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8a05  rgb(190, 138, 5)  hsl(43, 95%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0539be  rgb(5, 57, 190)  hsl(223, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#05be8a  rgb(5, 190, 138)  hsl(163, 95%, 38%)  Mint
#8a05be  rgb(138, 5, 190)  hsl(283, 95%, 38%)  Dark Violet