#BD8A00

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #BD8A00

At its core, #BD8A00 is a dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkgoldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 138 green, and 0 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 100% yellow, and 26% black. The HSL representation is 43.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD8A00
RGB189, 138, 0
HSL43.8°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 27%, 100%, 26%
HSV43.8°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB60.8, 9.8, 65.8
XYZ30.1, 29.0, 4.0
Decimal12421632

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.80:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD8A00; }
.text-color { color: #BD8A00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD8A00; }

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Darkgoldenrod
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