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#BD970C

#bd970c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd970c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 59.22% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.11% magenta, 93.65% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 47.12°, with 88.06% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3298

Complementary

  1. #bd970c
  2. #0c32bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd970c
  2. #0c8abd
  3. #3f0cbd

Analogous

  1. #bd3f0c
  2. #bd970c
  3. #8abd0c

Triadic

  1. #bd970c
  2. #0cbd97
  3. #970cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd970c
  2. #32bd0c
  3. #0c32bd
  4. #970cbd

Square

  1. #bd970c
  2. #0cbd3f
  3. #0c32bd
  4. #bd0c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2403
  2. #755e07
  3. #bd970c
  4. #f1c524
  5. #f6d86c

Shades

#bd970c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd970c
  2. #aa880b
  3. #97790a
  4. #846a08
  5. #715b07
  6. #5f4c06
  7. #4c3c05
  8. #392d04
  9. #261e02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd970c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd970c
  2. #c4a124
  3. #caac3d
  4. #d1b655
  5. #d7c16d
  6. #decb86
  7. #e5d59e
  8. #ebe0b6
  9. #f2eace
  10. #f8f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd970c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd970c
  2. #b79518
  3. #b19223
  4. #ab902f
  5. #a58e3a
  6. #9f8c46
  7. #988952
  8. #92875d
  9. #8c8569
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79c16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78f66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd970c {
  color: #bd970c;
}
Background
.bg-bd970c {
  background-color: #bd970c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd970c {
  border: 2px solid #bd970c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd970c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 151 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd970c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd970c, #8abd0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd970c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 151 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.36 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.37 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.66 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.91 #4268f3 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd970c  rgb(189, 151, 12)  hsl(47, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c32bd  rgb(12, 50, 189)  hsl(227, 88%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0cbd97  rgb(12, 189, 151)  hsl(167, 88%, 39%)  Mint
#970cbd  rgb(151, 12, 189)  hsl(287, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet