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#BC960D

#bc960d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc960d 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 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 93.09% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.97°, with 87.06% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.08.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3253

Complementary

  1. #bc960d
  2. #0d33bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc960d
  2. #0d8abc
  3. #3e0dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc3e0d
  2. #bc960d
  3. #8abc0d

Triadic

  1. #bc960d
  2. #0dbc96
  3. #960dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc960d
  2. #33bc0d
  3. #0d33bc
  4. #960dbc

Square

  1. #bc960d
  2. #0dbc3e
  3. #0d33bc
  4. #bc0d8a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2403
  2. #745d08
  3. #bc960d
  4. #f0c426
  5. #f5d76d

Shades

#bc960d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc960d
  2. #a9870c
  3. #96780a
  4. #846909
  5. #715a08
  6. #5e4b07
  7. #4b3c05
  8. #382d04
  9. #261e03
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc960d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc960d
  2. #c3a125
  3. #c9ab3d
  4. #d0b656
  5. #d7c06e
  6. #decb86
  7. #e4d59e
  8. #ebe0b6
  9. #f2eacf
  10. #f8f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc960d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc960d
  2. #b69419
  3. #b09224
  4. #aa8f30
  5. #a48d3b
  6. #9e8b47
  7. #988952
  8. #92875e
  9. #8c8469
  10. #868275
  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 #b29f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc960d {
  color: #bc960d;
}
Background
.bg-bc960d {
  background-color: #bc960d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc960d {
  border: 2px solid #bc960d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc960d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 150 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 87% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc960d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc960d, #8abc0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc960d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 150 13 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.08 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.94 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.97 #4369f2 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc960d  rgb(188, 150, 13)  hsl(47, 87%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0d33bc  rgb(13, 51, 188)  hsl(227, 87%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0dbc96  rgb(13, 188, 150)  hsl(167, 87%, 39%)  Mint
#960dbc  rgb(150, 13, 188)  hsl(287, 87%, 39%)  Dark Violet