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#BD9727

#bd9727 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd9727 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.11% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 44.8°, with 65.79% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.331

Complementary

  1. #bd9727
  2. #274dbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd9727
  2. #2798bd
  3. #4c27bd

Analogous

  1. #bd4c27
  2. #bd9727
  3. #98bd27

Triadic

  1. #bd9727
  2. #27bd97
  3. #9727bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9727
  2. #4dbd27
  3. #274dbd
  4. #9727bd

Square

  1. #bd9727
  2. #27bd4c
  3. #274dbd
  4. #bd2798

Monochromatic

  1. #3e320d
  2. #7e641a
  3. #bd9727
  4. #dcba55
  5. #e9d394

Shades

#bd9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9727
  2. #aa8823
  3. #97791f
  4. #846a1b
  5. #715b17
  6. #5f4c14
  7. #4c3c10
  8. #392d0c
  9. #261e08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9727
  2. #c4a13d
  3. #caac52
  4. #d1b668
  5. #d7c17d
  6. #decb93
  7. #e5d5a9
  8. #ebe0be
  9. #f2ead4
  10. #f8f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9727
  2. #b79530
  3. #b19239
  4. #ab9042
  5. #a58e4b
  6. #9f8c54
  7. #98895c
  8. #928765
  9. #8c856e
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9960e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a02e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2961b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79c2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78f69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9727 {
  color: #bd9727;
}
Background
.bg-bd9727 {
  background-color: #bd9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9727 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9727, #98bd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.64 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.91 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.52 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.53 #4268d8 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd9727  rgb(189, 151, 39)  hsl(45, 66%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#274dbd  rgb(39, 77, 189)  hsl(225, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire
#27bd97  rgb(39, 189, 151)  hsl(165, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#9727bd  rgb(151, 39, 189)  hsl(285, 66%, 45%)  Dark Orchid