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#BC9302

#bc9302 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9302 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 57.65% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.81% magenta, 98.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.77°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3156

Complementary

  1. #bc9302
  2. #022bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9302
  2. #0288bc
  3. #3602bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3602
  2. #bc9302
  3. #88bc02

Triadic

  1. #bc9302
  2. #02bc93
  3. #9302bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9302
  2. #2bbc02
  3. #022bbc
  4. #9302bc

Square

  1. #bc9302
  2. #02bc36
  3. #022bbc
  4. #bc0288

Monochromatic

  1. #251d00
  2. #705801
  3. #bc9302
  4. #fcc80e
  5. #fdd95a

Shades

#bc9302 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9302
  2. #a98402
  3. #967602
  4. #846701
  5. #715801
  6. #5e4a01
  7. #4b3b01
  8. #382c01
  9. #261d00
  10. #130f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9302 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9302
  2. #c39e1b
  3. #c9a935
  4. #d0b34e
  5. #d7be67
  6. #dec981
  7. #e4d49a
  8. #ebdfb3
  9. #f2e9cc
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9302 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9302
  2. #b6910f
  3. #b08f1b
  4. #aa8d28
  5. #a48b34
  6. #9e8a41
  7. #98884e
  8. #92865a
  9. #8c8467
  10. #868273
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89679 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd847d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5990e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68a62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9302 {
  color: #bc9302;
}
Background
.bg-bc9302 {
  background-color: #bc9302;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9302 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9302;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9302;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 147 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9302 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9302, #88bc02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9302 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 147 2 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.18 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.11 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.37 #436cfd Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc9302  rgb(188, 147, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#022bbc  rgb(2, 43, 188)  hsl(227, 98%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#02bc93  rgb(2, 188, 147)  hsl(167, 98%, 37%)  Mint
#9302bc  rgb(147, 2, 188)  hsl(287, 98%, 37%)  Dark Violet