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#BF900C

#bf900c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf900c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.61% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.25°, with 88.18% saturation and 39.8% 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 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.3105

Complementary

  1. #bf900c
  2. #0c3bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf900c
  2. #0c94bf
  3. #370cbf

Analogous

  1. #bf370c
  2. #bf900c
  3. #94bf0c

Triadic

  1. #bf900c
  2. #0cbf90
  3. #900cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf900c
  2. #3bbf0c
  3. #0c3bbf
  4. #900cbf

Square

  1. #bf900c
  2. #0cbf37
  3. #0c3bbf
  4. #bf0c94

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2303
  2. #775a07
  3. #bf900c
  4. #f1bc26
  5. #f6d26e

Shades

#bf900c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf900c
  2. #ac820b
  3. #99730a
  4. #866508
  5. #735607
  6. #604806
  7. #4c3a05
  8. #392b04
  9. #261d02
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf900c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf900c
  2. #c59b24
  3. #cca63d
  4. #d2b155
  5. #d9bc6d
  6. #dfc886
  7. #e5d39e
  8. #ecdeb6
  9. #f2e9ce
  10. #f9f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf900c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf900c
  2. #b98e18
  3. #b28d23
  4. #ac8b2f
  5. #a68a3a
  6. #a08846
  7. #998652
  8. #93855d
  9. #8d8369
  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 #af9c18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0817b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69814 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8761 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf900c {
  color: #bf900c;
}
Background
.bg-bf900c {
  background-color: #bf900c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf900c {
  border: 2px solid #bf900c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf900c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 144 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf900c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf900c, #94bf0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf900c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 144 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.41 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.72 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.05 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.29 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.73 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.77 #406ff3 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf900c  rgb(191, 144, 12)  hsl(44, 88%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c3bbf  rgb(12, 59, 191)  hsl(224, 88%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0cbf90  rgb(12, 191, 144)  hsl(164, 88%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#900cbf  rgb(144, 12, 191)  hsl(284, 88%, 40%)  Dark Violet