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#BD952D

#bd952d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd952d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.16% magenta, 76.19% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 43.33°, with 61.54% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.11.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.325

Complementary

  1. #bd952d
  2. #2d55bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd952d
  2. #2d9dbd
  3. #4d2dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd4d2d
  2. #bd952d
  3. #9dbd2d

Triadic

  1. #bd952d
  2. #2dbd95
  3. #952dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd952d
  2. #55bd2d
  3. #2d55bd
  4. #952dbd

Square

  1. #bd952d
  2. #2dbd4d
  3. #2d55bd
  4. #bd2d9d

Monochromatic

  1. #413410
  2. #7f641e
  3. #bd952d
  4. #d9b75e
  5. #e7d29c

Shades

#bd952d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd952d
  2. #aa8629
  3. #977724
  4. #846820
  5. #71591b
  6. #5f4b17
  7. #4c3c12
  8. #392d0e
  9. #261e09
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd952d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd952d
  2. #c4a042
  3. #caaa57
  4. #d1b56c
  5. #d7bf81
  6. #deca96
  7. #e5d5ab
  8. #ebdfc0
  9. #f2ead5
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd952d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd952d
  2. #b79335
  3. #b1913e
  4. #ab8f46
  5. #a58d4e
  6. #9f8b57
  7. #98885f
  8. #928667
  9. #8c846f
  10. #868278
  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 #a7941b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09523 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78d69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd952d {
  color: #bd952d;
}
Background
.bg-bd952d {
  background-color: #bd952d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd952d {
  border: 2px solid #bd952d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd952d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 149 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd952d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd952d, #9dbd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd952d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 149 45 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.11 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.72 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.10 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.83 #426ad2 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd952d  rgb(189, 149, 45)  hsl(43, 62%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2d55bd  rgb(45, 85, 189)  hsl(223, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2dbd95  rgb(45, 189, 149)  hsl(163, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#952dbd  rgb(149, 45, 189)  hsl(283, 62%, 46%)  Dark Orchid