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#BC9727

#bc9727 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9727 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 79.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.1°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.04.

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Relative luminance0.3297

Complementary

  1. #bc9727
  2. #274cbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9727
  2. #2797bc
  3. #4c27bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4c27
  2. #bc9727
  3. #97bc27

Triadic

  1. #bc9727
  2. #27bc97
  3. #9727bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9727
  2. #4cbc27
  3. #274cbc
  4. #9727bc

Square

  1. #bc9727
  2. #27bc4c
  3. #274cbc
  4. #bc2797

Monochromatic

  1. #3d310d
  2. #7d641a
  3. #bc9727
  4. #dcba54
  5. #e9d393

Shades

#bc9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9727
  2. #a98823
  3. #96791f
  4. #846a1b
  5. #715b17
  6. #5e4c14
  7. #4b3c10
  8. #382d0c
  9. #261e08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9727
  2. #c3a13d
  3. #c9ac52
  4. #d0b668
  5. #d7c17d
  6. #decb93
  7. #e4d5a9
  8. #ebe0be
  9. #f2ead4
  10. #f8f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9727
  2. #b69530
  3. #b09239
  4. #aa9042
  5. #a48e4b
  6. #9e8c54
  7. #98895c
  8. #928765
  9. #8c856e
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9960e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a02e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc8982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1961b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69c2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68f69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9727 {
  color: #bc9727;
}
Background
.bg-bc9727 {
  background-color: #bc9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9727 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9727, #97bc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.57 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.75 #4368d8 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bc9727  rgb(188, 151, 39)  hsl(45, 66%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#274cbc  rgb(39, 76, 188)  hsl(225, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire
#27bc97  rgb(39, 188, 151)  hsl(165, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#9727bc  rgb(151, 39, 188)  hsl(285, 66%, 45%)  Dark Orchid