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#BD9736

#bd9736 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd9736 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.11% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 43.11°, with 55.56% saturation and 47.65% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3322

Complementary

  1. #bd9736
  2. #365cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd9736
  2. #36a0bd
  3. #5336bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5336
  2. #bd9736
  3. #a0bd36

Triadic

  1. #bd9736
  2. #36bd97
  3. #9736bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9736
  2. #5cbd36
  3. #365cbd
  4. #9736bd

Square

  1. #bd9736
  2. #36bd53
  3. #365cbd
  4. #bd36a0

Monochromatic

  1. #463814
  2. #826725
  3. #bd9736
  4. #d5b76b
  5. #e6d4a6

Shades

#bd9736 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9736
  2. #aa8831
  3. #97792b
  4. #846a26
  5. #715b20
  6. #5f4c1b
  7. #4c3c16
  8. #392d10
  9. #261e0b
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9736 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9736
  2. #c4a14a
  3. #caac5e
  4. #d1b672
  5. #d7c186
  6. #decb9b
  7. #e5d5af
  8. #ebe0c3
  9. #f2ead7
  10. #f8f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9736 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9736
  2. #b7953d
  3. #b19245
  4. #ab904c
  5. #a58e54
  6. #9f8c5b
  7. #988962
  8. #92876a
  9. #8c8571
  10. #868279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9a80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99629 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a03a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1962f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69d39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78f6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9736 {
  color: #bd9736;
}
Background
.bg-bd9736 {
  background-color: #bd9736;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9736 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9736;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9736;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 151 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 56% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9736 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9736, #a0bd36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9736 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 151 54 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.93 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.44 #4268c9 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bd9736  rgb(189, 151, 54)  hsl(43, 56%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#365cbd  rgb(54, 92, 189)  hsl(223, 56%, 48%)  Sapphire
#36bd97  rgb(54, 189, 151)  hsl(163, 56%, 48%)  Mint
#9736bd  rgb(151, 54, 189)  hsl(283, 56%, 48%)  Dark Orchid