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#BE9136

#be9136 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be9136 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 56.86% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.68% magenta, 71.58% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 40.15°, with 55.74% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.3146

Complementary

  1. #be9136
  2. #3663be

Split complementary

  1. #be9136
  2. #36a7be
  3. #4d36be

Analogous

  1. #be4d36
  2. #be9136
  3. #a7be36

Triadic

  1. #be9136
  2. #36be91
  3. #9136be

Tetradic

  1. #be9136
  2. #63be36
  3. #3663be
  4. #9136be

Square

  1. #be9136
  2. #36be4d
  3. #3663be
  4. #be36a7

Monochromatic

  1. #473614
  2. #826425
  3. #be9136
  4. #d5b26b
  5. #e6d1a7

Shades

#be9136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9136
  2. #ab8331
  3. #98742b
  4. #856626
  5. #725720
  6. #5f491b
  7. #4c3a16
  8. #392c10
  9. #261d0b
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9136
  2. #c59c4a
  3. #cba75e
  4. #d2b272
  5. #d8bd86
  6. #dfc89b
  7. #e5d3af
  8. #ecdec3
  9. #f2e9d7
  10. #f9f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9136
  2. #b88f3d
  3. #b28e45
  4. #ab8c4c
  5. #a58a54
  6. #9f895b
  7. #998762
  8. #93856a
  9. #8c8371
  10. #868279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9957d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4912a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce837e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af912f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59838 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88969 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9136 {
  color: #be9136;
}
Background
.bg-be9136 {
  background-color: #be9136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9136 {
  border: 2px solid #be9136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 145 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 56% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9136, #a7be36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 145 54 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.27 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.72 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.49 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.84 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.96 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.62 #416ec9 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be9136  rgb(190, 145, 54)  hsl(40, 56%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3663be  rgb(54, 99, 190)  hsl(220, 56%, 48%)  Denim
#36be91  rgb(54, 190, 145)  hsl(160, 56%, 48%)  Mint
#9136be  rgb(145, 54, 190)  hsl(280, 56%, 48%)  Dark Orchid