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#BF8909

#bf8909 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8909 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.27% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.2°, 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #bf8909
  2. #093fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8909
  2. #099abf
  3. #2e09bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2e09
  2. #bf8909
  3. #9abf09

Triadic

  1. #bf8909
  2. #09bf89
  3. #8909bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8909
  2. #3fbf09
  3. #093fbf
  4. #8909bf

Square

  1. #bf8909
  2. #09bf2e
  3. #093fbf
  4. #bf099a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2002
  2. #765506
  3. #bf8909
  4. #f4b520
  5. #f8ce69

Shades

#bf8909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8909
  2. #ac7b08
  3. #996e07
  4. #866006
  5. #735205
  6. #604505
  7. #4c3704
  8. #392903
  9. #261b02
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8909
  2. #c59522
  3. #cca13a
  4. #d2ac53
  5. #d9b86b
  6. #dfc484
  7. #e5d09d
  8. #ecdcb5
  9. #f2e7ce
  10. #f9f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8909
  2. #b98815
  3. #b28721
  4. #ac862d
  5. #a68539
  6. #a08545
  7. #998450
  8. #93835c
  9. #8d8268
  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 #ab9814 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d17974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39211 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca805c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8909 {
  color: #bf8909;
}
Background
.bg-bf8909 {
  background-color: #bf8909;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8909 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 137 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8909, #9abf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 137 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.64 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.02 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.51 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.53 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.19 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.45 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.70 #4076f6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8909  rgb(191, 137, 9)  hsl(42, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#093fbf  rgb(9, 63, 191)  hsl(222, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#09bf89  rgb(9, 191, 137)  hsl(162, 91%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#8909bf  rgb(137, 9, 191)  hsl(282, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet