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#BE8A17

#be8a17 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8a17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.37% magenta, 87.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 41.32°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.2919

Complementary

  1. #be8a17
  2. #174bbe

Split complementary

  1. #be8a17
  2. #179ebe
  3. #3717be

Analogous

  1. #be3717
  2. #be8a17
  3. #9ebe17

Triadic

  1. #be8a17
  2. #17be8a
  3. #8a17be

Tetradic

  1. #be8a17
  2. #4bbe17
  3. #174bbe
  4. #8a17be

Square

  1. #be8a17
  2. #17be37
  3. #174bbe
  4. #be179e

Monochromatic

  1. #352706
  2. #7a580f
  3. #be8a17
  4. #e7b13a
  5. #efcc7f

Shades

#be8a17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8a17
  2. #ab7c15
  3. #986e12
  4. #856110
  5. #72530e
  6. #5f450c
  7. #4c3709
  8. #392907
  9. #261c05
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8a17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8a17
  2. #c5962e
  3. #cba145
  4. #d2ad5d
  5. #d8b974
  6. #dfc58b
  7. #e5d0a2
  8. #ecdcb9
  9. #f2e8d1
  10. #f9f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8a17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8a17
  2. #b88922
  3. #b2882c
  4. #ab8737
  5. #a58641
  6. #9f854c
  7. #998456
  8. #938361
  9. #8c826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab981e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3931c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9815e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8a17 {
  color: #be8a17;
}
Background
.bg-be8a17 {
  background-color: #be8a17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8a17 {
  border: 2px solid #be8a17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8a17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 138 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8a17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8a17, #9ebe17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8a17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 138 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.62 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.58 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.99 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.37 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.72 #4175e8 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8a17  rgb(190, 138, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#174bbe  rgb(23, 75, 190)  hsl(221, 78%, 42%)  Sapphire
#17be8a  rgb(23, 190, 138)  hsl(161, 78%, 42%)  Mint
#8a17be  rgb(138, 23, 190)  hsl(281, 78%, 42%)  Dark Violet