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#BF8000

#bf8000 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8000 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 50.2% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.98% magenta, 100% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 40.21°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2651

Complementary

  1. #bf8000
  2. #003fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8000
  2. #009ebf
  3. #2100bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2100
  2. #bf8000
  3. #9ebf00

Triadic

  1. #bf8000
  2. #00bf80
  3. #8000bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8000
  2. #3fbf00
  3. #003fbf
  4. #8000bf

Square

  1. #bf8000
  2. #00bf21
  3. #003fbf
  4. #bf009e

Monochromatic

  1. #261900
  2. #724d00
  3. #bf8000
  4. #ffaf0c
  5. #ffc859

Shades

#bf8000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8000
  2. #ac7300
  3. #996600
  4. #865a00
  5. #734d00
  6. #604000
  7. #4c3300
  8. #392600
  9. #261a00
  10. #130d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8000
  2. #c58d1a
  3. #cc9933
  4. #d2a64d
  5. #d9b366
  6. #dfc080
  7. #e5cc99
  8. #ecd9b3
  9. #f2e6cc
  10. #f9f2e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8000
  2. #b9800d
  3. #b2801a
  4. #ac8026
  5. #a68033
  6. #a08040
  7. #99804d
  8. #93805a
  9. #8d8066
  10. #868073
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3886f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5930a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d16f6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b08c06 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca7655 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8000 {
  color: #bf8000;
}
Background
.bg-bf8000 {
  background-color: #bf8000;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8000 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 128 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8000, #9ebf00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 128 0 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.86 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.88 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.24 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.38 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.73 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.29 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.46 #407fff Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8000  rgb(191, 128, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#003fbf  rgb(0, 63, 191)  hsl(220, 100%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#00bf80  rgb(0, 191, 128)  hsl(160, 100%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green
#8000bf  rgb(128, 0, 191)  hsl(280, 100%, 37%)  Dark Violet