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#BE901E

#be901e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be901e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.21% magenta, 84.21% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 42.75°, with 72.73% saturation and 43.14% 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 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.3099

Complementary

  1. #be901e
  2. #1e4cbe

Split complementary

  1. #be901e
  2. #1e9cbe
  3. #401ebe

Analogous

  1. #be401e
  2. #be901e
  3. #9cbe1e

Triadic

  1. #be901e
  2. #1ebe90
  3. #901ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be901e
  2. #4cbe1e
  3. #1e4cbe
  4. #901ebe

Square

  1. #be901e
  2. #1ebe40
  3. #1e4cbe
  4. #be1e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2c09
  2. #7c5e14
  3. #be901e
  4. #e2b547
  5. #ecd089

Shades

#be901e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be901e
  2. #ab821b
  3. #987318
  4. #856515
  5. #725612
  6. #5f480f
  7. #4c3a0c
  8. #392b09
  9. #261d06
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#be901e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be901e
  2. #c59b35
  3. #cba64b
  4. #d2b162
  5. #d8bc78
  6. #dfc88f
  7. #e5d3a5
  8. #ecdebc
  9. #f2e9d2
  10. #f9f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be901e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be901e
  2. #b88e28
  3. #b28d32
  4. #ab8b3b
  5. #a58a45
  6. #9f884f
  7. #998659
  8. #938563
  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 #af9c25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf817b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af900d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59722 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88863 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be901e {
  color: #be901e;
}
Background
.bg-be901e {
  background-color: #be901e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be901e {
  border: 2px solid #be901e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be901e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 144 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be901e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be901e, #9cbe1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be901e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 144 30 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.21 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.35 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.49 #416fe1 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be901e  rgb(190, 144, 30)  hsl(43, 73%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1e4cbe  rgb(30, 76, 190)  hsl(223, 73%, 43%)  Sapphire
#1ebe90  rgb(30, 190, 144)  hsl(163, 73%, 43%)  Mint
#901ebe  rgb(144, 30, 190)  hsl(283, 73%, 43%)  Dark Violet