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#BE8A12

#be8a12 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8a12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.37% magenta, 90.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 41.86°, with 82.69% saturation and 40.78% 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 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.2917

Complementary

  1. #be8a12
  2. #1246be

Split complementary

  1. #be8a12
  2. #129cbe
  3. #3412be

Analogous

  1. #be3412
  2. #be8a12
  3. #9cbe12

Triadic

  1. #be8a12
  2. #12be8a
  3. #8a12be

Tetradic

  1. #be8a12
  2. #46be12
  3. #1246be
  4. #8a12be

Square

  1. #be8a12
  2. #12be34
  3. #1246be
  4. #be129c

Monochromatic

  1. #322405
  2. #78570b
  3. #be8a12
  4. #ebb331
  5. #f2cd77

Shades

#be8a12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8a12
  2. #ab7c10
  3. #986e0e
  4. #85610d
  5. #72530b
  6. #5f4509
  7. #4c3707
  8. #392905
  9. #261c04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8a12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8a12
  2. #c5962a
  3. #cba141
  4. #d2ad59
  5. #d8b971
  6. #dfc589
  7. #e5d0a0
  8. #ecdcb8
  9. #f2e8d0
  10. #f9f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8a12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8a12
  2. #b8891d
  3. #b28828
  4. #ab8733
  5. #a5863e
  6. #9f8549
  7. #998454
  8. #93835f
  9. #8c826a
  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 #ab981b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8a12 {
  color: #be8a12;
}
Background
.bg-be8a12 {
  background-color: #be8a12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8a12 {
  border: 2px solid #be8a12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8a12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 138 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8a12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8a12, #9cbe12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8a12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 138 18 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.55 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.17 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.34 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.60 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.30 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.65 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.89 #4175ed Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8a12  rgb(190, 138, 18)  hsl(42, 83%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1246be  rgb(18, 70, 190)  hsl(222, 83%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#12be8a  rgb(18, 190, 138)  hsl(162, 83%, 41%)  Mint
#8a12be  rgb(138, 18, 190)  hsl(282, 83%, 41%)  Dark Violet