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#BC970D

#bc970d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc970d 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 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 93.09% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.31°, 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3285

Complementary

  1. #bc970d
  2. #0d32bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc970d
  2. #0d8abc
  3. #3f0dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc3f0d
  2. #bc970d
  3. #8abc0d

Triadic

  1. #bc970d
  2. #0dbc97
  3. #970dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc970d
  2. #32bc0d
  3. #0d32bc
  4. #970dbc

Square

  1. #bc970d
  2. #0dbc3f
  3. #0d32bc
  4. #bc0d8a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2403
  2. #745e08
  3. #bc970d
  4. #f0c526
  5. #f5d86d

Shades

#bc970d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc970d
  2. #a9880c
  3. #96790a
  4. #846a09
  5. #715b08
  6. #5e4c07
  7. #4b3c05
  8. #382d04
  9. #261e03
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc970d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc970d
  2. #c3a125
  3. #c9ac3d
  4. #d0b656
  5. #d7c16e
  6. #decb86
  7. #e4d59e
  8. #ebe0b6
  9. #f2eacf
  10. #f8f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc970d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc970d
  2. #b69519
  3. #b09224
  4. #aa9030
  5. #a48e3b
  6. #9e8c47
  7. #988952
  8. #92875e
  9. #8c8569
  10. #868275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc8980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79c17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68f66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc970d {
  color: #bc970d;
}
Background
.bg-bc970d {
  background-color: #bc970d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc970d {
  border: 2px solid #bc970d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc970d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 151 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 87% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc970d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc970d, #8abc0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc970d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 151 13 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.49 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.78 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.97 #4368f2 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc970d  rgb(188, 151, 13)  hsl(47, 87%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0d32bc  rgb(13, 50, 188)  hsl(227, 87%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0dbc97  rgb(13, 188, 151)  hsl(167, 87%, 39%)  Mint
#970dbc  rgb(151, 13, 188)  hsl(287, 87%, 39%)  Dark Violet