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#BE901D

#be901d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be901d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.21% magenta, 84.74% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 73.52% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.3098

Complementary

  1. #be901d
  2. #1d4bbe

Split complementary

  1. #be901d
  2. #1d9bbe
  3. #401dbe

Analogous

  1. #be401d
  2. #be901d
  3. #9bbe1d

Triadic

  1. #be901d
  2. #1dbe90
  3. #901dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be901d
  2. #4bbe1d
  3. #1d4bbe
  4. #901dbe

Square

  1. #be901d
  2. #1dbe40
  3. #1d4bbe
  4. #be1d9b

Monochromatic

  1. #392b09
  2. #7c5e13
  3. #be901d
  4. #e3b645
  5. #edd087

Shades

#be901d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be901d
  2. #ab821a
  3. #987317
  4. #856514
  5. #725611
  6. #5f480f
  7. #4c3a0c
  8. #392b09
  9. #261d06
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#be901d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be901d
  2. #c59b34
  3. #cba64a
  4. #d2b161
  5. #d8bc77
  6. #dfc88e
  7. #e5d3a5
  8. #ecdebb
  9. #f2e9d2
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be901d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be901d
  2. #b88e27
  3. #b28d31
  4. #ab8b3b
  5. #a58a45
  6. #9f884f
  7. #998658
  8. #938562
  9. #8c836c
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 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 #af9c24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf817b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af900b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59721 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be901d {
  color: #be901d;
}
Background
.bg-be901d {
  background-color: #be901d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be901d {
  border: 2px solid #be901d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be901d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 144 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be901d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be901d, #9bbe1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be901d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 144 29 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.96 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.36 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.49 #416fe2 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be901d  rgb(190, 144, 29)  hsl(43, 74%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1d4bbe  rgb(29, 75, 190)  hsl(223, 74%, 43%)  Sapphire
#1dbe90  rgb(29, 190, 144)  hsl(163, 74%, 43%)  Mint
#901dbe  rgb(144, 29, 190)  hsl(283, 74%, 43%)  Dark Violet