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#BC8317

#bc8317 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc8317 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.32% magenta, 87.77% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 39.27°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2699

Complementary

  1. #bc8317
  2. #1750bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc8317
  2. #17a2bc
  3. #3017bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3017
  2. #bc8317
  3. #a2bc17

Triadic

  1. #bc8317
  2. #17bc83
  3. #8317bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8317
  2. #50bc17
  3. #1750bc
  4. #8317bc

Square

  1. #bc8317
  2. #17bc30
  3. #1750bc
  4. #bc17a2

Monochromatic

  1. #342406
  2. #78530f
  3. #bc8317
  4. #e7ab39
  5. #efc87d

Shades

#bc8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8317
  2. #a97615
  3. #966912
  4. #845c10
  5. #714f0e
  6. #5e420c
  7. #4b3409
  8. #382707
  9. #261a05
  10. #130d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8317
  2. #c38f2e
  3. #c99c45
  4. #d0a85d
  5. #d7b574
  6. #dec18b
  7. #e4cda2
  8. #ebdab9
  9. #f2e6d1
  10. #f8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8317
  2. #b68322
  3. #b0822c
  4. #aa8237
  5. #a48241
  6. #9e824c
  7. #988156
  8. #928161
  9. #8c816b
  10. #868076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a28a71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5931d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7470 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8d1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c77a59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8317 {
  color: #bc8317;
}
Background
.bg-bc8317 {
  background-color: #bc8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8317 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8317, #a2bc17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.70 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.32 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.32 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.29 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.64 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.75 #437ce8 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc8317  rgb(188, 131, 23)  hsl(39, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1750bc  rgb(23, 80, 188)  hsl(219, 78%, 41%)  Sapphire
#17bc83  rgb(23, 188, 131)  hsl(159, 78%, 41%)  Mint
#8317bc  rgb(131, 23, 188)  hsl(279, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet