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#B88C19

#b88c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b88c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 86.41% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 43.4°, with 76.08% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.2902

Complementary

  1. #b88c19
  2. #1945b8

Split complementary

  1. #b88c19
  2. #1994b8
  3. #3d19b8

Analogous

  1. #b83d19
  2. #b88c19
  3. #94b819

Triadic

  1. #b88c19
  2. #19b88c
  3. #8c19b8

Tetradic

  1. #b88c19
  2. #45b819
  3. #1945b8
  4. #8c19b8

Square

  1. #b88c19
  2. #19b83d
  3. #1945b8
  4. #b81994

Monochromatic

  1. #312607
  2. #755910
  3. #b88c19
  4. #e4b539
  5. #edce7d

Shades

#b88c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b88c19
  2. #a67e17
  3. #937014
  4. #816212
  5. #6e540f
  6. #5c460d
  7. #4a380a
  8. #372a08
  9. #251c05
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b88c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b88c19
  2. #bf9830
  3. #c6a347
  4. #cdaf5e
  5. #d4ba75
  6. #dcc68c
  7. #e3d1a3
  8. #eaddba
  9. #f1e8d1
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b88c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b88c19
  2. #b28b23
  3. #ad8a2e
  4. #a78838
  5. #a28742
  6. #9c864d
  7. #968557
  8. #918461
  9. #8b826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c87e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8c04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0931e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c28460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b88c19 {
  color: #b88c19;
}
Background
.bg-b88c19 {
  background-color: #b88c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b88c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b88c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b88c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b88c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b88c19, #94b819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b88c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.42 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.34 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.83 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.61 #4773e6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b88c19  rgb(184, 140, 25)  hsl(43, 76%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1945b8  rgb(25, 69, 184)  hsl(223, 76%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#19b88c  rgb(25, 184, 140)  hsl(163, 76%, 41%)  Mint
#8c19b8  rgb(140, 25, 184)  hsl(283, 76%, 41%)  Dark Violet