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#BF8F06

#bf8f06 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8f06 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.08% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.13% magenta, 96.86% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.43°, with 93.91% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.3073

Complementary

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #0636bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #0693bf
  3. #3206bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3206
  2. #bf8f06
  3. #93bf06

Triadic

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #06bf8f
  3. #8f06bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #36bf06
  3. #0636bf
  4. #8f06bf

Square

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #06bf32
  3. #0636bf
  4. #bf0693

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2001
  2. #755704
  3. #bf8f06
  4. #f8be1a
  5. #fad364

Shades

#bf8f06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #ac8105
  3. #997205
  4. #866404
  5. #735604
  6. #604803
  7. #4c3902
  8. #392b02
  9. #261d01
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8f06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #c59a1f
  3. #cca538
  4. #d2b151
  5. #d9bc6a
  6. #dfc783
  7. #e5d29b
  8. #ecddb4
  9. #f2e9cd
  10. #f9f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8f06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8f06
  2. #b98e12
  3. #b28c1e
  4. #ac8b2b
  5. #a68937
  6. #a08843
  7. #99864f
  8. #93855b
  9. #8d8368
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89477 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a38f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0807a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af8f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59710 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8660 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8f06 {
  color: #bf8f06;
}
Background
.bg-bf8f06 {
  background-color: #bf8f06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8f06 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8f06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8f06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 143 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 94% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8f06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8f06, #93bf06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8f06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 143 6 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.91 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.10 #4070f9 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8f06  rgb(191, 143, 6)  hsl(44, 94%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0636bf  rgb(6, 54, 191)  hsl(224, 94%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#06bf8f  rgb(6, 191, 143)  hsl(164, 94%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#8f06bf  rgb(143, 6, 191)  hsl(284, 94%, 39%)  Dark Violet