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#BC9701

#bc9701 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9701 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 59.22% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 99.47% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 48.13°, with 98.94% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3283

Complementary

  1. #bc9701
  2. #0126bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9701
  2. #0183bc
  3. #3a01bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3a01
  2. #bc9701
  3. #83bc01

Triadic

  1. #bc9701
  2. #01bc97
  3. #9701bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9701
  2. #26bc01
  3. #0126bc
  4. #9701bc

Square

  1. #bc9701
  2. #01bc3a
  3. #0126bc
  4. #bc0183

Monochromatic

  1. #241d00
  2. #705a01
  3. #bc9701
  4. #fece0c
  5. #fedd58

Shades

#bc9701 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9701
  2. #a98801
  3. #967901
  4. #846a01
  5. #715b01
  6. #5e4c01
  7. #4b3c00
  8. #382d00
  9. #261e00
  10. #130f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9701 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9701
  2. #c3a11a
  3. #c9ac34
  4. #d0b64d
  5. #d7c167
  6. #decb80
  7. #e4d599
  8. #ebe0b3
  9. #f2eacc
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9701 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9701
  2. #b6950e
  3. #b0921a
  4. #aa9027
  5. #a48e34
  6. #9e8c41
  7. #98894d
  8. #92875a
  9. #8c8567
  10. #868273
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9997b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79c0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9701 {
  color: #bc9701;
}
Background
.bg-bc9701 {
  background-color: #bc9701;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9701 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9701;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9701;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 151 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9701 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9701, #83bc01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9701 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 151 1 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.66 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.66 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.15 #4368fe Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bc9701  rgb(188, 151, 1)  hsl(48, 99%, 37%)  Goldenrod
#0126bc  rgb(1, 38, 188)  hsl(228, 99%, 37%)  Zaffre
#01bc97  rgb(1, 188, 151)  hsl(168, 99%, 37%)  Mint
#9701bc  rgb(151, 1, 188)  hsl(288, 99%, 37%)  Dark Violet