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#BD9535

#bd9535 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd9535 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.16% magenta, 71.96% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, with 56.2% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3257

Complementary

  1. #bd9535
  2. #355dbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd9535
  2. #35a1bd
  3. #5135bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5135
  2. #bd9535
  3. #a1bd35

Triadic

  1. #bd9535
  2. #35bd95
  3. #9535bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9535
  2. #5dbd35
  3. #355dbd
  4. #9535bd

Square

  1. #bd9535
  2. #35bd51
  3. #355dbd
  4. #bd35a1

Monochromatic

  1. #463713
  2. #816624
  3. #bd9535
  4. #d5b569
  5. #e6d3a5

Shades

#bd9535 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9535
  2. #aa8630
  3. #97772a
  4. #846825
  5. #715920
  6. #5f4b1b
  7. #4c3c15
  8. #392d10
  9. #261e0b
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9535 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9535
  2. #c4a049
  3. #caaa5d
  4. #d1b572
  5. #d7bf86
  6. #deca9a
  7. #e5d5ae
  8. #ebdfc2
  9. #f2ead7
  10. #f8f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9535 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9535
  2. #b7933d
  3. #b19144
  4. #ab8f4c
  5. #a58d53
  6. #9f8b5b
  7. #988862
  8. #92866a
  9. #8c8471
  10. #868279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9987e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79428 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0952e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9535 {
  color: #bd9535;
}
Background
.bg-bd9535 {
  background-color: #bd9535;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9535 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9535;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9535;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 149 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9535 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9535, #a1bd35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9535 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 149 53 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.25 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.95 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.56 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.11 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.41 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.65 #426aca Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd9535  rgb(189, 149, 53)  hsl(42, 56%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#355dbd  rgb(53, 93, 189)  hsl(222, 56%, 47%)  Denim
#35bd95  rgb(53, 189, 149)  hsl(162, 56%, 47%)  Mint
#9535bd  rgb(149, 53, 189)  hsl(282, 56%, 47%)  Dark Orchid