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#BC9505

#bc9505 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9505 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 58.43% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.74% magenta, 97.34% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.21°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.322

Complementary

  1. #bc9505
  2. #052cbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9505
  2. #0587bc
  3. #3905bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3905
  2. #bc9505
  3. #87bc05

Triadic

  1. #bc9505
  2. #05bc95
  3. #9505bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9505
  2. #2cbc05
  3. #052cbc
  4. #9505bc

Square

  1. #bc9505
  2. #05bc39
  3. #052cbc
  4. #bc0587

Monochromatic

  1. #271f01
  2. #715a03
  3. #bc9505
  4. #f9c815
  5. #fbda5f

Shades

#bc9505 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9505
  2. #a98605
  3. #967704
  4. #846804
  5. #715903
  6. #5e4b03
  7. #4b3c02
  8. #382d02
  9. #261e01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9505 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9505
  2. #c3a01e
  3. #c9aa37
  4. #d0b550
  5. #d7bf69
  6. #deca82
  7. #e4d59b
  8. #ebdfb4
  9. #f2eacd
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9505 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9505
  2. #b69311
  3. #b0911e
  4. #aa8f2a
  5. #a48d36
  6. #9e8b43
  7. #98884f
  8. #92865b
  9. #8c8467
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9987a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29e17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd877f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68d64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9505 {
  color: #bc9505;
}
Background
.bg-bc9505 {
  background-color: #bc9505;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9505 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9505;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9505;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 149 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9505 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9505, #87bc05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9505 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 149 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.80 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.55 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.15 #436afa Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc9505  rgb(188, 149, 5)  hsl(47, 95%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#052cbc  rgb(5, 44, 188)  hsl(227, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#05bc95  rgb(5, 188, 149)  hsl(167, 95%, 38%)  Mint
#9505bc  rgb(149, 5, 188)  hsl(287, 95%, 38%)  Dark Violet