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#BD9731

#bd9731 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd9731 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.11% magenta, 74.07% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 43.71°, with 58.82% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3317

Complementary

  1. #bd9731
  2. #3157bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd9731
  2. #319dbd
  3. #5131bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5131
  2. #bd9731
  3. #9dbd31

Triadic

  1. #bd9731
  2. #31bd97
  3. #9731bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9731
  2. #57bd31
  3. #3157bd
  4. #9731bd

Square

  1. #bd9731
  2. #31bd51
  3. #3157bd
  4. #bd319d

Monochromatic

  1. #443612
  2. #806621
  3. #bd9731
  4. #d7b864
  5. #e7d4a1

Shades

#bd9731 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9731
  2. #aa882c
  3. #977927
  4. #846a22
  5. #715b1d
  6. #5f4c19
  7. #4c3c14
  8. #392d0f
  9. #261e0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9731 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9731
  2. #c4a146
  3. #caac5a
  4. #d1b66f
  5. #d7c183
  6. #decb98
  7. #e5d5ad
  8. #ebe0c1
  9. #f2ead6
  10. #f8f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9731 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9731
  2. #b79539
  3. #b19241
  4. #ab9049
  5. #a58e51
  6. #9f8c59
  7. #988960
  8. #928768
  9. #8c8570
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9a7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99621 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a036 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19628 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79d34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78f6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9731 {
  color: #bd9731;
}
Background
.bg-bd9731 {
  background-color: #bd9731;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9731 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9731;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9731;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 151 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9731 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9731, #9dbd31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9731 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 151 49 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.86 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.57 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.20 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.36 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.44 #4268ce Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd9731  rgb(189, 151, 49)  hsl(44, 59%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3157bd  rgb(49, 87, 189)  hsl(224, 59%, 47%)  Sapphire
#31bd97  rgb(49, 189, 151)  hsl(164, 59%, 47%)  Mint
#9731bd  rgb(151, 49, 189)  hsl(284, 59%, 47%)  Dark Orchid