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#BD952A

#bd952a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd952a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 58.43% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.16% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 43.67°, with 63.64% saturation and 45.29% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3248

Complementary

  1. #bd952a
  2. #2a52bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd952a
  2. #2a9bbd
  3. #4b2abd

Analogous

  1. #bd4b2a
  2. #bd952a
  3. #9bbd2a

Triadic

  1. #bd952a
  2. #2abd95
  3. #952abd

Tetradic

  1. #bd952a
  2. #52bd2a
  3. #2a52bd
  4. #952abd

Square

  1. #bd952a
  2. #2abd4b
  3. #2a52bd
  4. #bd2a9b

Monochromatic

  1. #40320e
  2. #7e641c
  3. #bd952a
  4. #dab759
  5. #e8d298

Shades

#bd952a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd952a
  2. #aa8626
  3. #977722
  4. #84681d
  5. #715919
  6. #5f4b15
  7. #4c3c11
  8. #392d0d
  9. #261e08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd952a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd952a
  2. #c4a03f
  3. #caaa55
  4. #d1b56a
  5. #d7bf7f
  6. #deca95
  7. #e5d5aa
  8. #ebdfbf
  9. #f2ead4
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd952a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd952a
  2. #b79333
  3. #b1913b
  4. #ab8f44
  5. #a58d4c
  6. #9f8b55
  7. #98885e
  8. #928666
  9. #8c846f
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9987d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89416 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1951f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78d68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd952a {
  color: #bd952a;
}
Background
.bg-bd952a {
  background-color: #bd952a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd952a {
  border: 2px solid #bd952a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd952a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 149 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd952a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd952a, #9bbd2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd952a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 149 42 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.55 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.64 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.74 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.83 #426ad5 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd952a  rgb(189, 149, 42)  hsl(44, 64%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2a52bd  rgb(42, 82, 189)  hsl(224, 64%, 45%)  Sapphire
#2abd95  rgb(42, 189, 149)  hsl(164, 64%, 45%)  Mint
#952abd  rgb(149, 42, 189)  hsl(284, 64%, 45%)  Dark Orchid