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#BC951B

#bc951b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc951b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 58.43% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.74% magenta, 85.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.47°, with 74.88% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.3227

Complementary

  1. #bc951b
  2. #1b42bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc951b
  2. #1b92bc
  3. #451bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc451b
  2. #bc951b
  3. #92bc1b

Triadic

  1. #bc951b
  2. #1bbc95
  3. #951bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc951b
  2. #42bc1b
  3. #1b42bc
  4. #951bbc

Square

  1. #bc951b
  2. #1bbc45
  3. #1b42bc
  4. #bc1b92

Monochromatic

  1. #362b08
  2. #796011
  3. #bc951b
  4. #e4bc40
  5. #edd383

Shades

#bc951b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc951b
  2. #a98618
  3. #967716
  4. #846813
  5. #715910
  6. #5e4b0e
  7. #4b3c0b
  8. #382d08
  9. #261e05
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc951b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc951b
  2. #c3a032
  3. #c9aa49
  4. #d0b55f
  5. #d7bf76
  6. #deca8d
  7. #e4d5a4
  8. #ebdfbb
  9. #f2ead1
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc951b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc951b
  2. #b69325
  3. #b0912f
  4. #aa8f39
  5. #a48d43
  6. #9e8b4e
  7. #988858
  8. #928662
  9. #8c846c
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9987b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc877f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09405 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc951b {
  color: #bc951b;
}
Background
.bg-bc951b {
  background-color: #bc951b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc951b {
  border: 2px solid #bc951b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc951b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 149 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc951b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc951b, #92bc1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc951b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 149 27 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.49 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.10 #436ae4 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc951b  rgb(188, 149, 27)  hsl(45, 75%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1b42bc  rgb(27, 66, 188)  hsl(225, 75%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#1bbc95  rgb(27, 188, 149)  hsl(165, 75%, 42%)  Mint
#951bbc  rgb(149, 27, 188)  hsl(285, 75%, 42%)  Dark Violet