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#B28811

#b28811 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b28811 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 53.33% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.6% magenta, 90.45% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 44.35°, with 82.56% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.2711

Complementary

  1. #b28811
  2. #113bb2

Split complementary

  1. #b28811
  2. #118cb2
  3. #3811b2

Analogous

  1. #b23811
  2. #b28811
  3. #8cb211

Triadic

  1. #b28811
  2. #11b288
  3. #8811b2

Tetradic

  1. #b28811
  2. #3bb211
  3. #113bb2
  4. #8811b2

Square

  1. #b28811
  2. #11b238
  3. #113bb2
  4. #b2118c

Monochromatic

  1. #261d04
  2. #6c530a
  3. #b28811
  4. #eab725
  5. #f1ce6b

Shades

#b28811 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b28811
  2. #a07a0f
  3. #8e6d0e
  4. #7d5f0c
  5. #6b520a
  6. #594409
  7. #473607
  8. #352905
  9. #241b03
  10. #120e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#b28811 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b28811
  2. #ba9429
  3. #c1a041
  4. #c9ac58
  5. #d1b870
  6. #d9c488
  7. #e0cfa0
  8. #e8dbb8
  9. #f0e7cf
  10. #f7f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b28811 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b28811
  2. #ad871c
  3. #a88627
  4. #a38632
  5. #9e853d
  6. #998449
  7. #948354
  8. #8f825f
  9. #8a826a
  10. #858175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e8c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5931b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa8f17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc805c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b28811 {
  color: #b28811;
}
Background
.bg-b28811 {
  background-color: #b28811;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b28811 {
  border: 2px solid #b28811;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b28811;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 136 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 83% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b28811 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b28811, #8cb211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b28811 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 136 17 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.32 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.62 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 12.26 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.59 #4d77ee Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b28811  rgb(178, 136, 17)  hsl(44, 83%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#113bb2  rgb(17, 59, 178)  hsl(224, 83%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#11b288  rgb(17, 178, 136)  hsl(164, 83%, 38%)  Mint
#8811b2  rgb(136, 17, 178)  hsl(284, 83%, 38%)  Dark Violet