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#BC930B

#bc930b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc930b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.81% magenta, 94.15% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.1°, with 88.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3158

Complementary

  1. #bc930b
  2. #0b34bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc930b
  2. #0b8dbc
  3. #3a0bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc3a0b
  2. #bc930b
  3. #8dbc0b

Triadic

  1. #bc930b
  2. #0bbc93
  3. #930bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc930b
  2. #34bc0b
  3. #0b34bc
  4. #930bbc

Square

  1. #bc930b
  2. #0bbc3a
  3. #0b34bc
  4. #bc0b8d

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2203
  2. #745a07
  3. #bc930b
  4. #f2c221
  5. #f6d66a

Shades

#bc930b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc930b
  2. #a9840a
  3. #967609
  4. #846708
  5. #715807
  6. #5e4a06
  7. #4b3b04
  8. #382c03
  9. #261d02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc930b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc930b
  2. #c39e23
  3. #c9a93c
  4. #d0b354
  5. #d7be6d
  6. #dec985
  7. #e4d49d
  8. #ebdfb6
  9. #f2e9ce
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc930b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc930b
  2. #b69117
  3. #b08f22
  4. #aa8d2e
  5. #a48b3a
  6. #9e8a46
  7. #988851
  8. #92865d
  9. #8c8469
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 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 #b09d19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd857d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc930b {
  color: #bc930b;
}
Background
.bg-bc930b {
  background-color: #bc930b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc930b {
  border: 2px solid #bc930b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc930b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 147 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc930b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc930b, #8dbc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc930b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 147 11 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.74 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.11 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.28 #436cf4 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc930b  rgb(188, 147, 11)  hsl(46, 89%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0b34bc  rgb(11, 52, 188)  hsl(226, 89%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0bbc93  rgb(11, 188, 147)  hsl(166, 89%, 39%)  Mint
#930bbc  rgb(147, 11, 188)  hsl(286, 89%, 39%)  Dark Violet