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#BC911D

#bc911d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc911d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 56.86% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.87% magenta, 84.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.77°, with 73.27% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3103

Complementary

  1. #bc911d
  2. #1d48bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc911d
  2. #1d98bc
  3. #411dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc411d
  2. #bc911d
  3. #98bc1d

Triadic

  1. #bc911d
  2. #1dbc91
  3. #911dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc911d
  2. #48bc1d
  3. #1d48bc
  4. #911dbc

Square

  1. #bc911d
  2. #1dbc41
  3. #1d48bc
  4. #bc1d98

Monochromatic

  1. #372b09
  2. #7a5e13
  3. #bc911d
  4. #e2b743
  5. #ecd186

Shades

#bc911d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc911d
  2. #a9831a
  3. #967417
  4. #846614
  5. #715711
  6. #5e490f
  7. #4b3a0c
  8. #382c09
  9. #261d06
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc911d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc911d
  2. #c39c34
  3. #c9a74a
  4. #d0b261
  5. #d7bd77
  6. #dec88e
  7. #e4d3a5
  8. #ebdebb
  9. #f2e9d2
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc911d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc911d
  2. #b68f27
  3. #b08e31
  4. #aa8c3b
  5. #a48a45
  6. #9e894f
  7. #988758
  8. #928562
  9. #8c836c
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd837c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae910b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49822 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc911d {
  color: #bc911d;
}
Background
.bg-bc911d {
  background-color: #bc911d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc911d {
  border: 2px solid #bc911d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc911d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 145 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc911d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc911d, #98bc1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc911d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 145 29 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.74 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.69 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.90 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.74 #436ee2 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc911d  rgb(188, 145, 29)  hsl(44, 73%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1d48bc  rgb(29, 72, 188)  hsl(224, 73%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#1dbc91  rgb(29, 188, 145)  hsl(164, 73%, 43%)  Mint
#911dbc  rgb(145, 29, 188)  hsl(284, 73%, 43%)  Dark Violet