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#BE8A0F

#be8a0f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8a0f is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 54.12% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.37% magenta, 92.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 42.17°, with 85.37% saturation and 40.2% 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 1.54.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2916

Complementary

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #0f43be

Split complementary

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #0f9bbe
  3. #320fbe

Analogous

  1. #be320f
  2. #be8a0f
  3. #9bbe0f

Triadic

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #0fbe8a
  3. #8a0fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #43be0f
  3. #0f43be
  4. #8a0fbe

Square

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #0fbe32
  3. #0f43be
  4. #be0f9b

Monochromatic

  1. #302304
  2. #775709
  3. #be8a0f
  4. #eeb42b
  5. #f4cd72

Shades

#be8a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #ab7c0e
  3. #986e0c
  4. #85610b
  5. #725309
  6. #5f4508
  7. #4c3706
  8. #392905
  9. #261c03
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #c59627
  3. #cba13f
  4. #d2ad57
  5. #d8b96f
  6. #dfc587
  7. #e5d09f
  8. #ecdcb7
  9. #f2e8cf
  10. #f9f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8a0f
  2. #b8891a
  3. #b28826
  4. #ab8731
  5. #a5863c
  6. #9f8548
  7. #998453
  8. #93835e
  9. #8c8269
  10. #868175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9819 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8a0f {
  color: #be8a0f;
}
Background
.bg-be8a0f {
  background-color: #be8a0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8a0f {
  border: 2px solid #be8a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 138 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8a0f, #9bbe0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 138 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.54 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.18 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.31 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.61 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.46 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.79 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.98 #4175f0 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8a0f  rgb(190, 138, 15)  hsl(42, 85%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f43be  rgb(15, 67, 190)  hsl(222, 85%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0fbe8a  rgb(15, 190, 138)  hsl(162, 85%, 40%)  Mint
#8a0fbe  rgb(138, 15, 190)  hsl(282, 85%, 40%)  Dark Violet