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#BF8D12

#bf8d12 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8d12 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 55.29% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.18% magenta, 90.58% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.66°, with 82.78% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.3017

Complementary

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #1244bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #129abf
  3. #3612bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3612
  2. #bf8d12
  3. #9abf12

Triadic

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #12bf8d
  3. #8d12bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #44bf12
  3. #1244bf
  4. #8d12bf

Square

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #12bf36
  3. #1244bf
  4. #bf129a

Monochromatic

  1. #332605
  2. #79590b
  3. #bf8d12
  4. #ecb632
  5. #f2cf78

Shades

#bf8d12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #ac7f10
  3. #99710e
  4. #86630d
  5. #73550b
  6. #604709
  7. #4c3807
  8. #392a05
  9. #261c04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8d12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #c5982a
  3. #cca441
  4. #d2af59
  5. #d9bb71
  6. #dfc689
  7. #e5d1a0
  8. #ecddb8
  9. #f2e8d0
  10. #f9f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8d12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8d12
  2. #b98c1d
  3. #b28a28
  4. #ac8933
  5. #a6883e
  6. #a08749
  7. #998554
  8. #93845f
  9. #8d836a
  10. #868175
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9a1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59518 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8d12 {
  color: #bf8d12;
}
Background
.bg-bf8d12 {
  background-color: #bf8d12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8d12 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8d12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8d12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 141 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8d12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8d12, #9abf12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8d12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 141 18 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.31 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.45 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.93 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.14 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.59 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.08 #4072ed Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8d12  rgb(191, 141, 18)  hsl(43, 83%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1244bf  rgb(18, 68, 191)  hsl(223, 83%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#12bf8d  rgb(18, 191, 141)  hsl(163, 83%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#8d12bf  rgb(141, 18, 191)  hsl(283, 83%, 41%)  Dark Violet