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#BD9505

#bd9505 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd9505 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 58.43% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.16% magenta, 97.35% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 46.96°, with 94.85% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.3232

Complementary

  1. #bd9505
  2. #052dbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd9505
  2. #0589bd
  3. #3905bd

Analogous

  1. #bd3905
  2. #bd9505
  3. #89bd05

Triadic

  1. #bd9505
  2. #05bd95
  3. #9505bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9505
  2. #2dbd05
  3. #052dbd
  4. #9505bd

Square

  1. #bd9505
  2. #05bd39
  3. #052dbd
  4. #bd0589

Monochromatic

  1. #281f01
  2. #725a03
  3. #bd9505
  4. #f9c716
  5. #fbd960

Shades

#bd9505 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9505
  2. #aa8605
  3. #977704
  4. #846804
  5. #715903
  6. #5f4b03
  7. #4c3c02
  8. #392d02
  9. #261e01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9505 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9505
  2. #c4a01e
  3. #caaa37
  4. #d1b550
  5. #d7bf69
  6. #deca82
  7. #e5d59b
  8. #ebdfb4
  9. #f2eacd
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9505 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9505
  2. #b79311
  3. #b1911e
  4. #ab8f2a
  5. #a58d36
  6. #9f8b43
  7. #98884f
  8. #92865b
  9. #8c8467
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9987a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79b11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9505 {
  color: #bd9505;
}
Background
.bg-bd9505 {
  background-color: #bd9505;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9505 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9505;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9505;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 149 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9505 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9505, #89bd05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9505 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 149 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.66 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.52 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.47 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.05 #426afa Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd9505  rgb(189, 149, 5)  hsl(47, 95%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#052dbd  rgb(5, 45, 189)  hsl(227, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#05bd95  rgb(5, 189, 149)  hsl(167, 95%, 38%)  Mint
#9505bd  rgb(149, 5, 189)  hsl(287, 95%, 38%)  Dark Violet