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#BF900A

#bf900a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf900a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.61% magenta, 94.76% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.42°, with 90.05% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.3104

Complementary

  1. #bf900a
  2. #0a39bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf900a
  2. #0a93bf
  3. #350abf

Analogous

  1. #bf350a
  2. #bf900a
  3. #93bf0a

Triadic

  1. #bf900a
  2. #0abf90
  3. #900abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf900a
  2. #39bf0a
  3. #0a39bf
  4. #900abf

Square

  1. #bf900a
  2. #0abf35
  3. #0a39bf
  4. #bf0a93

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2202
  2. #765906
  3. #bf900a
  4. #f3bd22
  5. #f7d36b

Shades

#bf900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf900a
  2. #ac8209
  3. #997308
  4. #866507
  5. #735606
  6. #604805
  7. #4c3a04
  8. #392b03
  9. #261d02
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf900a
  2. #c59b23
  3. #cca63b
  4. #d2b154
  5. #d9bc6c
  6. #dfc885
  7. #e5d39d
  8. #ecdeb6
  9. #f2e9ce
  10. #f9f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf900a
  2. #b98e16
  3. #b28d22
  4. #ac8b2d
  5. #a68a39
  6. #a08845
  7. #998651
  8. #93855d
  9. #8d8368
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0817a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69813 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8761 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf900a {
  color: #bf900a;
}
Background
.bg-bf900a {
  background-color: #bf900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf900a {
  border: 2px solid #bf900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf900a, #93bf0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.44 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.72 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.05 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.74 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.82 #406ff5 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf900a  rgb(191, 144, 10)  hsl(44, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a39bf  rgb(10, 57, 191)  hsl(224, 90%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0abf90  rgb(10, 191, 144)  hsl(164, 90%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#900abf  rgb(144, 10, 191)  hsl(284, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet