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#BF9217

#bf9217 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9217 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 57.25% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.56% magenta, 87.96% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.93°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.317

Complementary

  1. #bf9217
  2. #1744bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9217
  2. #1798bf
  3. #3e17bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3e17
  2. #bf9217
  3. #98bf17

Triadic

  1. #bf9217
  2. #17bf92
  3. #9217bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9217
  2. #44bf17
  3. #1744bf
  4. #9217bf

Square

  1. #bf9217
  2. #17bf3e
  3. #1744bf
  4. #bf1798

Monochromatic

  1. #362a07
  2. #7b5e0f
  3. #bf9217
  4. #e7b93b
  5. #f0d27f

Shades

#bf9217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9217
  2. #ac8315
  3. #997512
  4. #866610
  5. #73580e
  6. #60490c
  7. #4c3a09
  8. #392c07
  9. #261d05
  10. #130f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9217
  2. #c59d2e
  3. #cca845
  4. #d2b35d
  5. #d9be74
  6. #dfc98b
  7. #e5d3a2
  8. #ecdeb9
  9. #f2e9d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9217
  2. #b99022
  3. #b28e2c
  4. #ac8d37
  5. #a68b41
  6. #a0894c
  7. #998756
  8. #938561
  9. #8d846b
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9967a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0837d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6991d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9217 {
  color: #bf9217;
}
Background
.bg-bf9217 {
  background-color: #bf9217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9217 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 146 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9217, #98bf17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 146 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.40 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.97 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.45 #406de8 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf9217  rgb(191, 146, 23)  hsl(44, 79%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1744bf  rgb(23, 68, 191)  hsl(224, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#17bf92  rgb(23, 191, 146)  hsl(164, 79%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#9217bf  rgb(146, 23, 191)  hsl(284, 79%, 42%)  Dark Violet