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#BC8024

#bc8024 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8024 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 50.2% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.91% magenta, 80.85% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 36.32°, with 67.86% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.2626

Complementary

  1. #bc8024
  2. #2460bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8024
  2. #24acbc
  3. #3424bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3424
  2. #bc8024
  3. #acbc24

Triadic

  1. #bc8024
  2. #24bc80
  3. #8024bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8024
  2. #60bc24
  3. #2460bc
  4. #8024bc

Square

  1. #bc8024
  2. #24bc34
  3. #2460bc
  4. #bc24ac

Monochromatic

  1. #3c290b
  2. #7c5418
  3. #bc8024
  4. #dda54f
  5. #eac68f

Shades

#bc8024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8024
  2. #a97320
  3. #96661d
  4. #845a19
  5. #714d16
  6. #5e4012
  7. #4b330e
  8. #38260b
  9. #261a07
  10. #130d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8024
  2. #c38d3a
  3. #c99950
  4. #d0a666
  5. #d7b37c
  6. #dec092
  7. #e4cca7
  8. #ebd9bd
  9. #f2e6d3
  10. #f8f2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8024
  2. #b6802d
  3. #b08036
  4. #aa8040
  5. #a48049
  6. #9e8052
  7. #98805b
  8. #928064
  9. #8c806e
  10. #868077
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958412 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd716e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6821b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8b26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7775a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8024 {
  color: #bc8024;
}
Background
.bg-bc8024 {
  background-color: #bc8024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8024 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 128 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8024, #acbc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 128 36 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.01 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.22 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.38 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.02 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.35 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.77 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.34 #437fdb Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8024  rgb(188, 128, 36)  hsl(36, 68%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2460bc  rgb(36, 96, 188)  hsl(216, 68%, 44%)  Denim
#24bc80  rgb(36, 188, 128)  hsl(156, 68%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#8024bc  rgb(128, 36, 188)  hsl(276, 68%, 44%)  Dark Violet