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#BC902F

#bc902f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc902f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 56.47% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.4% magenta, 75% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.28°, with 60% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.3084

Complementary

  1. #bc902f
  2. #2f5bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc902f
  2. #2fa1bc
  3. #4a2fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc4a2f
  2. #bc902f
  3. #a1bc2f

Triadic

  1. #bc902f
  2. #2fbc90
  3. #902fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc902f
  2. #5bbc2f
  3. #2f5bbc
  4. #902fbc

Square

  1. #bc902f
  2. #2fbc4a
  3. #2f5bbc
  4. #bc2fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #423210
  2. #7f6120
  3. #bc902f
  4. #d7b260
  5. #e7d09d

Shades

#bc902f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc902f
  2. #a9822a
  3. #967326
  4. #846521
  5. #71561c
  6. #5e4818
  7. #4b3a13
  8. #382b0e
  9. #261d09
  10. #130e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc902f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc902f
  2. #c39b44
  3. #c9a659
  4. #d0b16d
  5. #d7bc82
  6. #dec897
  7. #e4d3ac
  8. #ebdec1
  9. #f2e9d5
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc902f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc902f
  2. #b68e37
  3. #b08d3f
  4. #aa8b47
  5. #a48a4f
  6. #9e8858
  7. #988660
  8. #928568
  9. #8c8370
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7947b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39020 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9b33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc827d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9027 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39732 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68866 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc902f {
  color: #bc902f;
}
Background
.bg-bc902f {
  background-color: #bc902f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc902f {
  border: 2px solid #bc902f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc902f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 144 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc902f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc902f, #a1bc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc902f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 144 47 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.65 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.80 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.54 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.75 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.76 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.79 #436fd0 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc902f  rgb(188, 144, 47)  hsl(41, 60%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2f5bbc  rgb(47, 91, 188)  hsl(221, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2fbc90  rgb(47, 188, 144)  hsl(161, 60%, 46%)  Mint
#902fbc  rgb(144, 47, 188)  hsl(281, 60%, 46%)  Dark Orchid