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#BE8A19

#be8a19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be8a19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 54.12% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.37% magenta, 86.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 41.09°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.2919

Complementary

  1. #be8a19
  2. #194dbe

Split complementary

  1. #be8a19
  2. #19a0be
  3. #3819be

Analogous

  1. #be3819
  2. #be8a19
  3. #a0be19

Triadic

  1. #be8a19
  2. #19be8a
  3. #8a19be

Tetradic

  1. #be8a19
  2. #4dbe19
  3. #194dbe
  4. #8a19be

Square

  1. #be8a19
  2. #19be38
  3. #194dbe
  4. #be19a0

Monochromatic

  1. #372807
  2. #7a5910
  3. #be8a19
  4. #e6b13e
  5. #eecc82

Shades

#be8a19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8a19
  2. #ab7c17
  3. #986e14
  4. #856112
  5. #72530f
  6. #5f450d
  7. #4c370a
  8. #392908
  9. #261c05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8a19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8a19
  2. #c59630
  3. #cba147
  4. #d2ad5e
  5. #d8b975
  6. #dfc58c
  7. #e5d0a3
  8. #ecdcba
  9. #f2e8d1
  10. #f9f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8a19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8a19
  2. #b88923
  3. #b2882e
  4. #ab8738
  5. #a58642
  6. #9f854d
  7. #998457
  8. #938361
  9. #8c826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9820 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3931d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9815e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8a19 {
  color: #be8a19;
}
Background
.bg-be8a19 {
  background-color: #be8a19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8a19 {
  border: 2px solid #be8a19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8a19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 138 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8a19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8a19, #a0be19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8a19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 138 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.46 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.58 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.85 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.24 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.65 #4175e6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be8a19  rgb(190, 138, 25)  hsl(41, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#194dbe  rgb(25, 77, 190)  hsl(221, 77%, 42%)  Sapphire
#19be8a  rgb(25, 190, 138)  hsl(161, 77%, 42%)  Mint
#8a19be  rgb(138, 25, 190)  hsl(281, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet