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#BD9934

#bd9934 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd9934 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 60% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.05% magenta, 72.49% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 44.23°, with 56.85% saturation and 47.25% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 6.59.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3385

Complementary

  1. #bd9934
  2. #3458bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd9934
  2. #349cbd
  3. #5434bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5434
  2. #bd9934
  3. #9cbd34

Triadic

  1. #bd9934
  2. #34bd99
  3. #9934bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9934
  2. #58bd34
  3. #3458bd
  4. #9934bd

Square

  1. #bd9934
  2. #34bd54
  3. #3458bd
  4. #bd349c

Monochromatic

  1. #453813
  2. #816823
  3. #bd9934
  4. #d5b968
  5. #e6d5a4

Shades

#bd9934 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9934
  2. #aa8a2f
  3. #977a2a
  4. #846b24
  5. #715c1f
  6. #5f4d1a
  7. #4c3d15
  8. #392e10
  9. #261f0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9934 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9934
  2. #c4a348
  3. #caad5d
  4. #d1b871
  5. #d7c285
  6. #decc9a
  7. #e5d6ae
  8. #ebe0c2
  9. #f2ebd6
  10. #f8f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9934 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9934
  2. #b7973c
  3. #b19443
  4. #ab924b
  5. #a58f52
  6. #9f8d5a
  7. #988a62
  8. #928869
  9. #8c8571
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9825 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a139 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2982c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79e37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7916d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9934 {
  color: #bd9934;
}
Background
.bg-bd9934 {
  background-color: #bd9934;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9934 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9934;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9934;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 153 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 57% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9934 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9934, #9cbd34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9934 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 153 52 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.59 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.44 #4266cb Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bd9934  rgb(189, 153, 52)  hsl(44, 57%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#3458bd  rgb(52, 88, 189)  hsl(224, 57%, 47%)  Sapphire
#34bd99  rgb(52, 189, 153)  hsl(164, 57%, 47%)  Mint
#9934bd  rgb(153, 52, 189)  hsl(284, 57%, 47%)  Dark Orchid