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#BF8904

#bf8904 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8904 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.73% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.27% magenta, 97.91% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.2898

Complementary

  1. #bf8904
  2. #043abf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8904
  2. #0498bf
  3. #2b04bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2b04
  2. #bf8904
  3. #98bf04

Triadic

  1. #bf8904
  2. #04bf89
  3. #8904bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8904
  2. #3abf04
  3. #043abf
  4. #8904bf

Square

  1. #bf8904
  2. #04bf2b
  3. #043abf
  4. #bf0498

Monochromatic

  1. #291e01
  2. #745302
  3. #bf8904
  4. #fab815
  5. #fccf60

Shades

#bf8904 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8904
  2. #ac7b04
  3. #996e03
  4. #866003
  5. #735202
  6. #604502
  7. #4c3702
  8. #392901
  9. #261b01
  10. #130e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8904 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8904
  2. #c5951d
  3. #cca136
  4. #d2ac4f
  5. #d9b868
  6. #dfc482
  7. #e5d09b
  8. #ecdcb4
  9. #f2e7cd
  10. #f9f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8904 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8904
  2. #b98810
  3. #b2871d
  4. #ac8629
  5. #a68536
  6. #a08542
  7. #99844e
  8. #93835b
  9. #8d8267
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9811 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d17974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3920d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca805c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8904 {
  color: #bf8904;
}
Background
.bg-bf8904 {
  background-color: #bf8904;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8904 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8904;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8904;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 137 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8904 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8904, #98bf04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8904 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 137 4 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.65 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.47 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.55 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.39 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.63 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.82 #4076fb Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8904  rgb(191, 137, 4)  hsl(43, 96%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#043abf  rgb(4, 58, 191)  hsl(223, 96%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#04bf89  rgb(4, 191, 137)  hsl(163, 96%, 38%)  Caribbean Green
#8904bf  rgb(137, 4, 191)  hsl(283, 96%, 38%)  Dark Violet