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#BF8804

#bf8804 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8804 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.33% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.8% magenta, 97.91% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, with 95.9% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2869

Complementary

  1. #bf8804
  2. #043bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8804
  2. #0499bf
  3. #2a04bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2a04
  2. #bf8804
  3. #99bf04

Triadic

  1. #bf8804
  2. #04bf88
  3. #8804bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8804
  2. #3bbf04
  3. #043bbf
  4. #8804bf

Square

  1. #bf8804
  2. #04bf2a
  3. #043bbf
  4. #bf0499

Monochromatic

  1. #291d01
  2. #745302
  3. #bf8804
  4. #fab715
  5. #fcce60

Shades

#bf8804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8804
  2. #ac7a04
  3. #996d03
  4. #865f03
  5. #735202
  6. #604402
  7. #4c3602
  8. #392901
  9. #261b01
  10. #130e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8804
  2. #c5941d
  3. #cca036
  4. #d2ac4f
  5. #d9b868
  6. #dfc482
  7. #e5cf9b
  8. #ecdbb4
  9. #f2e7cd
  10. #f9f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8804
  2. #b98710
  3. #b2861d
  4. #ac8629
  5. #a68536
  6. #a08442
  7. #99834e
  8. #93825b
  9. #8d8267
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68e73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9711 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d17874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3920c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca7f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8804 {
  color: #bf8804;
}
Background
.bg-bf8804 {
  background-color: #bf8804;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8804 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 136 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8804, #99bf04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 136 4 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.65 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.77 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.65 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.09 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.28 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.53 #4077fb Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8804  rgb(191, 136, 4)  hsl(42, 96%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#043bbf  rgb(4, 59, 191)  hsl(222, 96%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#04bf88  rgb(4, 191, 136)  hsl(162, 96%, 38%)  Caribbean Green
#8804bf  rgb(136, 4, 191)  hsl(282, 96%, 38%)  Dark Violet