Dark Golden Rod

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 6.45:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#B8860BsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(184, 134, 11)screen channels

HSLhsl(43, 89%, 38%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 28%)approximate process color

Tailwindyellow-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textlarge text3.25:1

Black textAA6.45:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#3F2F12

#795914

#B8860B

#D4AB64

#EAD2AE

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#B8300B

#B8860B

#94B80B

Triadic

#B8860B

#0BB886

#860BB8

Complement

#B8860B

#0B3DB8

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-golden-rod: #B8860B;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-golden-rod);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue81°

Lightness59 L*

Chroma63.5

Luminance0.273