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#BF9014

#bf9014 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9014 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.47% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.61% magenta, 89.53% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.51°, with 81.04% saturation and 41.37% 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 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.3107

Complementary

  1. #bf9014
  2. #1443bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9014
  2. #1498bf
  3. #3b14bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3b14
  2. #bf9014
  3. #98bf14

Triadic

  1. #bf9014
  2. #14bf90
  3. #9014bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9014
  2. #43bf14
  3. #1443bf
  4. #9014bf

Square

  1. #bf9014
  2. #14bf3b
  3. #1443bf
  4. #bf1498

Monochromatic

  1. #342805
  2. #7a5c0d
  3. #bf9014
  4. #eab836
  5. #f1d17b

Shades

#bf9014 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9014
  2. #ac8212
  3. #997310
  4. #86650e
  5. #73560c
  6. #60480a
  7. #4c3a08
  8. #392b06
  9. #261d04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9014 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9014
  2. #c59b2c
  3. #cca643
  4. #d2b15b
  5. #d9bc72
  6. #dfc88a
  7. #e5d3a1
  8. #ecdeb9
  9. #f2e9d0
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9014 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9014
  2. #b98e1f
  3. #b28d2a
  4. #ac8b34
  5. #a68a3f
  6. #a0884a
  7. #998655
  8. #938560
  9. #8d836a
  10. #868275
  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 #af9c1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0817b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6981a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98762 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9014 {
  color: #bf9014;
}
Background
.bg-bf9014 {
  background-color: #bf9014;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9014 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9014;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9014;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 144 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9014 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9014, #98bf14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9014 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 144 20 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.28 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.76 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.09 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.21 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.51 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.71 #406feb Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf9014  rgb(191, 144, 20)  hsl(44, 81%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1443bf  rgb(20, 67, 191)  hsl(224, 81%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#14bf90  rgb(20, 191, 144)  hsl(164, 81%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#9014bf  rgb(144, 20, 191)  hsl(284, 81%, 41%)  Dark Violet