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#BF8409

#bf8409 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8409 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 51.76% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.89% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 40.55°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.276

Complementary

  1. #bf8409
  2. #0944bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8409
  2. #099fbf
  3. #2909bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2909
  2. #bf8409
  3. #9fbf09

Triadic

  1. #bf8409
  2. #09bf84
  3. #8409bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8409
  2. #44bf09
  3. #0944bf
  4. #8409bf

Square

  1. #bf8409
  2. #09bf29
  3. #0944bf
  4. #bf099f

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1f02
  2. #765206
  3. #bf8409
  4. #f4b020
  5. #f8ca69

Shades

#bf8409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8409
  2. #ac7708
  3. #996a07
  4. #865c06
  5. #734f05
  6. #604205
  7. #4c3504
  8. #392803
  9. #261a02
  10. #130d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8409
  2. #c59022
  3. #cc9d3a
  4. #d2a953
  5. #d9b56b
  6. #dfc284
  7. #e5ce9d
  8. #ecdab5
  9. #f2e6ce
  10. #f9f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8409
  2. #b98415
  3. #b28321
  4. #ac832d
  5. #a68239
  6. #a08245
  7. #998250
  8. #93815c
  9. #8d8168
  10. #868074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89513 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d17470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b18f0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca7b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8409 {
  color: #bf8409;
}
Background
.bg-bf8409 {
  background-color: #bf8409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8409 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 132 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8409, #9fbf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 132 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.60 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.57 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.71 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.75 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.36 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.53 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.15 #407bf6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8409  rgb(191, 132, 9)  hsl(41, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0944bf  rgb(9, 68, 191)  hsl(221, 91%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#09bf84  rgb(9, 191, 132)  hsl(161, 91%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#8409bf  rgb(132, 9, 191)  hsl(281, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet