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#BD901F

#bd901f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd901f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 56.47% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.81% magenta, 83.6% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.91°, with 71.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.3086

Complementary

  1. #bd901f
  2. #1f4cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd901f
  2. #1f9bbd
  3. #411fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd411f
  2. #bd901f
  3. #9bbd1f

Triadic

  1. #bd901f
  2. #1fbd90
  3. #901fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd901f
  2. #4cbd1f
  3. #1f4cbd
  4. #901fbd

Square

  1. #bd901f
  2. #1fbd41
  3. #1f4cbd
  4. #bd1f9b

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2c09
  2. #7b5e14
  3. #bd901f
  4. #e1b548
  5. #ecd089

Shades

#bd901f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd901f
  2. #aa821c
  3. #977319
  4. #846516
  5. #715613
  6. #5f4810
  7. #4c3a0c
  8. #392b09
  9. #261d06
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd901f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd901f
  2. #c49b35
  3. #caa64c
  4. #d1b162
  5. #d7bc79
  6. #dec88f
  7. #e5d3a5
  8. #ebdebc
  9. #f2e9d2
  10. #f8f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd901f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd901f
  2. #b78e29
  3. #b18d32
  4. #ab8b3c
  5. #a58a46
  6. #9f8850
  7. #988659
  8. #928563
  9. #8c836d
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce827b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae900f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49723 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78863 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd901f {
  color: #bd901f;
}
Background
.bg-bd901f {
  background-color: #bd901f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd901f {
  border: 2px solid #bd901f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd901f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 144 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd901f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd901f, #9bbd1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd901f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 144 31 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.27 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.13 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.28 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.41 #426fe0 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd901f  rgb(189, 144, 31)  hsl(43, 72%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1f4cbd  rgb(31, 76, 189)  hsl(223, 72%, 43%)  Sapphire
#1fbd90  rgb(31, 189, 144)  hsl(163, 72%, 43%)  Mint
#901fbd  rgb(144, 31, 189)  hsl(283, 72%, 43%)  Dark Violet