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#BE901B

#be901b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be901b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 56.47% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.21% magenta, 85.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 43.07°, with 75.12% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.3097

Complementary

  1. #be901b
  2. #1b49be

Split complementary

  1. #be901b
  2. #1b9abe
  3. #3f1bbe

Analogous

  1. #be3f1b
  2. #be901b
  3. #9abe1b

Triadic

  1. #be901b
  2. #1bbe90
  3. #901bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be901b
  2. #49be1b
  3. #1b49be
  4. #901bbe

Square

  1. #be901b
  2. #1bbe3f
  3. #1b49be
  4. #be1b9a

Monochromatic

  1. #382a08
  2. #7b5d11
  3. #be901b
  4. #e4b641
  5. #eed084

Shades

#be901b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be901b
  2. #ab8218
  3. #987316
  4. #856513
  5. #725610
  6. #5f480e
  7. #4c3a0b
  8. #392b08
  9. #261d05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#be901b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be901b
  2. #c59b32
  3. #cba649
  4. #d2b15f
  5. #d8bc76
  6. #dfc88d
  7. #e5d3a4
  8. #ecdebb
  9. #f2e9d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be901b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be901b
  2. #b88e25
  3. #b28d2f
  4. #ab8b39
  5. #a58a43
  6. #9f884e
  7. #998658
  8. #938562
  9. #8c836c
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf817b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9007 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be901b {
  color: #be901b;
}
Background
.bg-be901b {
  background-color: #be901b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be901b {
  border: 2px solid #be901b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be901b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 144 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be901b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be901b, #9abe1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be901b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 144 27 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.93 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.11 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.49 #416fe4 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be901b  rgb(190, 144, 27)  hsl(43, 75%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1b49be  rgb(27, 73, 190)  hsl(223, 75%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#1bbe90  rgb(27, 190, 144)  hsl(163, 75%, 43%)  Mint
#901bbe  rgb(144, 27, 190)  hsl(283, 75%, 43%)  Dark Violet