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#BF8A0F

#bf8a0f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8a0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 92.15% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.93°, with 85.44% saturation and 40.39% 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 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.2929

Complementary

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #0f44bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #0f9cbf
  3. #320fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf320f
  2. #bf8a0f
  3. #9cbf0f

Triadic

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #0fbf8a
  3. #8a0fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #44bf0f
  3. #0f44bf
  4. #8a0fbf

Square

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #0fbf32
  3. #0f44bf
  4. #bf0f9c

Monochromatic

  1. #312304
  2. #785709
  3. #bf8a0f
  4. #eeb42c
  5. #f4cd73

Shades

#bf8a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #ac7c0e
  3. #996e0c
  4. #86610b
  5. #735309
  6. #604508
  7. #4c3706
  8. #392905
  9. #261c03
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #c59627
  3. #cca13f
  4. #d2ad57
  5. #d9b96f
  6. #dfc587
  7. #e5d09f
  8. #ecdcb7
  9. #f2e8cf
  10. #f9f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8a0f
  2. #b9891a
  3. #b28826
  4. #ac8731
  5. #a6863c
  6. #a08548
  7. #998453
  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 #ab9918 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8a0f {
  color: #bf8a0f;
}
Background
.bg-bf8a0f {
  background-color: #bf8a0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8a0f {
  border: 2px solid #bf8a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8a0f, #9cbf0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.96 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.26 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.42 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.24 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.57 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.83 #4075f0 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8a0f  rgb(191, 138, 15)  hsl(42, 85%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f44bf  rgb(15, 68, 191)  hsl(222, 85%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0fbf8a  rgb(15, 191, 138)  hsl(162, 85%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#8a0fbf  rgb(138, 15, 191)  hsl(282, 85%, 40%)  Dark Violet