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#B97C19

#b97c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b97c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.97% magenta, 86.49% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 37.13°, with 76.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.248

Complementary

  1. #b97c19
  2. #1956b9

Split complementary

  1. #b97c19
  2. #19a6b9
  3. #2c19b9

Analogous

  1. #b92c19
  2. #b97c19
  3. #a6b919

Triadic

  1. #b97c19
  2. #19b97c
  3. #7c19b9

Tetradic

  1. #b97c19
  2. #56b919
  3. #1956b9
  4. #7c19b9

Square

  1. #b97c19
  2. #19b92c
  3. #1956b9
  4. #b919a6

Monochromatic

  1. #322207
  2. #764f10
  3. #b97c19
  4. #e4a33a
  5. #eec37e

Shades

#b97c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b97c19
  2. #a77017
  3. #946314
  4. #825712
  5. #6f4a0f
  6. #5d3e0d
  7. #4a320a
  8. #382508
  9. #251905
  10. #130c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b97c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b97c19
  2. #c08930
  3. #c79647
  4. #cea35e
  5. #d5b075
  6. #dcbe8c
  7. #e3cba3
  8. #ead8ba
  9. #f1e5d1
  10. #f8f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b97c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b97c19
  2. #b37c23
  3. #ae7d2e
  4. #a87d38
  5. #a27e42
  6. #9d7e4d
  7. #977e57
  8. #917f61
  9. #8b7f6b
  10. #868076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e846d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08e1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a37e0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa871c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c47355 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b97c19 {
  color: #b97c19;
}
Background
.bg-b97c19 {
  background-color: #b97c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b97c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b97c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b97c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b97c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b97c19, #a6b919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b97c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.21 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.85 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.16 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.24 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.34 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.30 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.34 #4683e6 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b97c19  rgb(185, 124, 25)  hsl(37, 76%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1956b9  rgb(25, 86, 185)  hsl(217, 76%, 41%)  Sapphire
#19b97c  rgb(25, 185, 124)  hsl(157, 76%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#7c19b9  rgb(124, 25, 185)  hsl(277, 76%, 41%)  Dark Violet