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#BF8A1E

#bf8a1e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8a1e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 84.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 40.25°, with 72.85% saturation and 43.33% 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 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.2935

Complementary

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #1e53bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #1ea3bf
  3. #3a1ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf3a1e
  2. #bf8a1e
  3. #a3bf1e

Triadic

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #1ebf8a
  3. #8a1ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #53bf1e
  3. #1e53bf
  4. #8a1ebf

Square

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #1ebf3a
  3. #1e53bf
  4. #bf1ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2a09
  2. #7d5a14
  3. #bf8a1e
  4. #e2af47
  5. #edcc89

Shades

#bf8a1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #ac7c1b
  3. #996e18
  4. #866115
  5. #735312
  6. #60450f
  7. #4c370c
  8. #392909
  9. #261c06
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8a1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #c59635
  3. #cca14b
  4. #d2ad62
  5. #d9b978
  6. #dfc58f
  7. #e5d0a5
  8. #ecdcbc
  9. #f2e8d2
  10. #f9f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8a1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8a1e
  2. #b98928
  3. #b28832
  4. #ac873b
  5. #a68645
  6. #a0854f
  7. #998459
  8. #938363
  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 #9e8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9924 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39321 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca815f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8a1e {
  color: #bf8a1e;
}
Background
.bg-bf8a1e {
  background-color: #bf8a1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8a1e {
  border: 2px solid #bf8a1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8a1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8a1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8a1e, #a3bf1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8a1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 30 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.98 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.56 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.24 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.41 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.66 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.30 #4075e1 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8a1e  rgb(191, 138, 30)  hsl(40, 73%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1e53bf  rgb(30, 83, 191)  hsl(220, 73%, 43%)  Sapphire
#1ebf8a  rgb(30, 191, 138)  hsl(160, 73%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8a1ebf  rgb(138, 30, 191)  hsl(280, 73%, 43%)  Dark Violet