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#BE8317

#be8317 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8317 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.05% magenta, 87.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 38.8°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.2724

Complementary

  1. #be8317
  2. #1752be

Split complementary

  1. #be8317
  2. #17a5be
  3. #2f17be

Analogous

  1. #be2f17
  2. #be8317
  3. #a5be17

Triadic

  1. #be8317
  2. #17be83
  3. #8317be

Tetradic

  1. #be8317
  2. #52be17
  3. #1752be
  4. #8317be

Square

  1. #be8317
  2. #17be2f
  3. #1752be
  4. #be17a5

Monochromatic

  1. #352506
  2. #7a540f
  3. #be8317
  4. #e7aa3a
  5. #efc87f

Shades

#be8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8317
  2. #ab7615
  3. #986912
  4. #855c10
  5. #724f0e
  6. #5f420c
  7. #4c3409
  8. #392707
  9. #261a05
  10. #130d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8317
  2. #c58f2e
  3. #cb9c45
  4. #d2a85d
  5. #d8b574
  6. #dfc18b
  7. #e5cda2
  8. #ecdab9
  9. #f2e6d1
  10. #f9f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8317
  2. #b88322
  3. #b2822c
  4. #ab8237
  5. #a58241
  6. #9f824c
  7. #998156
  8. #938161
  9. #8c816b
  10. #868076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6941d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b08e1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c97a59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8317 {
  color: #be8317;
}
Background
.bg-be8317 {
  background-color: #be8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8317 {
  border: 2px solid #be8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8317, #a5be17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.21 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.83 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.87 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.01 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.07 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.48 #417ce8 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8317  rgb(190, 131, 23)  hsl(39, 78%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1752be  rgb(23, 82, 190)  hsl(219, 78%, 42%)  Sapphire
#17be83  rgb(23, 190, 131)  hsl(159, 78%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#8317be  rgb(131, 23, 190)  hsl(279, 78%, 42%)  Dark Violet