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#BC960A

#bc960a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc960a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 58.82% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 94.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.19°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3253

Complementary

  1. #bc960a
  2. #0a30bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc960a
  2. #0a89bc
  3. #3d0abc

Analogous

  1. #bc3d0a
  2. #bc960a
  3. #89bc0a

Triadic

  1. #bc960a
  2. #0abc96
  3. #960abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc960a
  2. #30bc0a
  3. #0a30bc
  4. #960abc

Square

  1. #bc960a
  2. #0abc3d
  3. #0a30bc
  4. #bc0a89

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2202
  2. #735c06
  3. #bc960a
  4. #f3c61f
  5. #f7d868

Shades

#bc960a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc960a
  2. #a98709
  3. #967808
  4. #846907
  5. #715a06
  6. #5e4b05
  7. #4b3c04
  8. #382d03
  9. #261e02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc960a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc960a
  2. #c3a123
  3. #c9ab3b
  4. #d0b654
  5. #d7c06c
  6. #decb85
  7. #e4d59d
  8. #ebe0b6
  9. #f2eace
  10. #f8f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc960a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc960a
  2. #b69416
  3. #b09222
  4. #aa8f2d
  5. #a48d39
  6. #9e8b45
  7. #988951
  8. #92875d
  9. #8c8468
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9997b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc960a {
  color: #bc960a;
}
Background
.bg-bc960a {
  background-color: #bc960a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc960a {
  border: 2px solid #bc960a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc960a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 150 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc960a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc960a, #89bc0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc960a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 150 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.13 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.60 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.95 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.00 #4369f5 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc960a  rgb(188, 150, 10)  hsl(47, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a30bc  rgb(10, 48, 188)  hsl(227, 90%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0abc96  rgb(10, 188, 150)  hsl(167, 90%, 39%)  Mint
#960abc  rgb(150, 10, 188)  hsl(287, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet