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#BF8A0D

#bf8a0d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8a0d is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.12% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 93.19% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.13°, with 87.25% saturation and 40% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2928

Complementary

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #0d42bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #0d9bbf
  3. #310dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf310d
  2. #bf8a0d
  3. #9bbf0d

Triadic

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #0dbf8a
  3. #8a0dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #42bf0d
  3. #0d42bf
  4. #8a0dbf

Square

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #0dbf31
  3. #0d42bf
  4. #bf0d9b

Monochromatic

  1. #302203
  2. #775608
  3. #bf8a0d
  4. #f0b528
  5. #f5cd70

Shades

#bf8a0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #ac7c0c
  3. #996e0a
  4. #866109
  5. #735308
  6. #604507
  7. #4c3705
  8. #392904
  9. #261c03
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8a0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #c59625
  3. #cca13d
  4. #d2ad56
  5. #d9b96e
  6. #dfc586
  7. #e5d09e
  8. #ecdcb6
  9. #f2e8cf
  10. #f9f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8a0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8a0d
  2. #b98919
  3. #b28824
  4. #ac8730
  5. #a6863b
  6. #a08547
  7. #998452
  8. #93835e
  9. #8d8269
  10. #868175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9917 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07a75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8a0d {
  color: #bf8a0d;
}
Background
.bg-bf8a0d {
  background-color: #bf8a0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8a0d {
  border: 2px solid #bf8a0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8a0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8a0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8a0d, #9bbf0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8a0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 13 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.70 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.24 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.43 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.34 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.65 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.88 #4075f2 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8a0d  rgb(191, 138, 13)  hsl(42, 87%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0d42bf  rgb(13, 66, 191)  hsl(222, 87%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0dbf8a  rgb(13, 191, 138)  hsl(162, 87%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#8a0dbf  rgb(138, 13, 191)  hsl(282, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet