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#bf8a1b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8a1b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.12% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 85.86% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 40.61°, with 75.23% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.2933

Complementary

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #1b50bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #1ba2bf
  3. #381bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf381b
  2. #bf8a1b
  3. #a2bf1b

Triadic

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #1bbf8a
  3. #8a1bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #50bf1b
  3. #1b50bf
  4. #8a1bbf

Square

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #1bbf38
  3. #1b50bf
  4. #bf1ba2

Monochromatic

  1. #392908
  2. #7c5a12
  3. #bf8a1b
  4. #e4b042
  5. #eecc85

Shades

#bf8a1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #ac7c18
  3. #996e16
  4. #866113
  5. #735310
  6. #60450e
  7. #4c370b
  8. #392908
  9. #261c05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8a1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #c59632
  3. #cca149
  4. #d2ad5f
  5. #d9b976
  6. #dfc58d
  7. #e5d0a4
  8. #ecdcbb
  9. #f2e8d1
  10. #f9f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8a1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8a1b
  2. #b98925
  3. #b2882f
  4. #ac8739
  5. #a68643
  6. #a0854e
  7. #998458
  8. #938362
  9. #8d826c
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b09 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3931f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca815f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8a1b {
  color: #bf8a1b;
}
Background
.bg-bf8a1b {
  background-color: #bf8a1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8a1b {
  border: 2px solid #bf8a1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8a1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8a1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8a1b, #a2bf1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8a1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 27 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.95 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.96 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.48 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.40 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.48 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.88 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.42 #4075e4 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8a1b  rgb(191, 138, 27)  hsl(41, 75%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1b50bf  rgb(27, 80, 191)  hsl(221, 75%, 43%)  Sapphire
#1bbf8a  rgb(27, 191, 138)  hsl(161, 75%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8a1bbf  rgb(138, 27, 191)  hsl(281, 75%, 43%)  Dark Violet