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#BC970E

#bc970e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc970e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 92.55% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.24°, with 86.14% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.3286

Complementary

  1. #bc970e
  2. #0e33bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc970e
  2. #0e8abc
  3. #400ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc400e
  2. #bc970e
  3. #8abc0e

Triadic

  1. #bc970e
  2. #0ebc97
  3. #970ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc970e
  2. #33bc0e
  3. #0e33bc
  4. #970ebc

Square

  1. #bc970e
  2. #0ebc40
  3. #0e33bc
  4. #bc0e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2503
  2. #755e09
  3. #bc970e
  4. #efc528
  5. #f4d86f

Shades

#bc970e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc970e
  2. #a9880d
  3. #96790b
  4. #846a0a
  5. #715b08
  6. #5e4c07
  7. #4b3c06
  8. #382d04
  9. #261e03
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc970e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc970e
  2. #c3a126
  3. #c9ac3e
  4. #d0b656
  5. #d7c16e
  6. #decb87
  7. #e4d59f
  8. #ebe0b7
  9. #f2eacf
  10. #f8f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc970e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc970e
  2. #b69519
  3. #b09225
  4. #aa9030
  5. #a48e3c
  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 #b3a01c ≈ 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-bc970e {
  color: #bc970e;
}
Background
.bg-bc970e {
  background-color: #bc970e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc970e {
  border: 2px solid #bc970e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc970e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 151 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc970e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc970e, #8abc0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc970e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 151 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.95 #4368f1 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc970e  rgb(188, 151, 14)  hsl(47, 86%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e33bc  rgb(14, 51, 188)  hsl(227, 86%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0ebc97  rgb(14, 188, 151)  hsl(167, 86%, 40%)  Mint
#970ebc  rgb(151, 14, 188)  hsl(287, 86%, 40%)  Dark Violet