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#BE8D07

#be8d07 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8d07 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 55.29% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 96.32% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 43.93°, with 92.89% saturation and 38.63% 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 7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.3001

Complementary

  1. #be8d07
  2. #0738be

Split complementary

  1. #be8d07
  2. #0794be
  3. #3107be

Analogous

  1. #be3107
  2. #be8d07
  3. #94be07

Triadic

  1. #be8d07
  2. #07be8d
  3. #8d07be

Tetradic

  1. #be8d07
  2. #38be07
  3. #0738be
  4. #8d07be

Square

  1. #be8d07
  2. #07be31
  3. #0738be
  4. #be0794

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1f02
  2. #745604
  3. #be8d07
  4. #f7bc1b
  5. #f9d265

Shades

#be8d07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8d07
  2. #ab7f06
  3. #987106
  4. #856305
  5. #725504
  6. #5f4704
  7. #4c3803
  8. #392a02
  9. #261c01
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8d07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8d07
  2. #c59820
  3. #cba439
  4. #d2af51
  5. #d8bb6a
  6. #dfc683
  7. #e5d19c
  8. #ecddb5
  9. #f2e8cd
  10. #f9f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8d07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8d07
  2. #b88c13
  3. #b28a1f
  4. #ab892b
  5. #a58837
  6. #9f8744
  7. #998550
  8. #93845c
  9. #8c8368
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9a15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49510 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8d07 {
  color: #be8d07;
}
Background
.bg-be8d07 {
  background-color: #be8d07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8d07 {
  border: 2px solid #be8d07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8d07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 141 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 93% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8d07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8d07, #94be07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8d07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 141 7 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.46 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.25 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.04 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.06 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.62 #4172f8 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8d07  rgb(190, 141, 7)  hsl(44, 93%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0738be  rgb(7, 56, 190)  hsl(224, 93%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#07be8d  rgb(7, 190, 141)  hsl(164, 93%, 39%)  Mint
#8d07be  rgb(141, 7, 190)  hsl(284, 93%, 39%)  Dark Violet