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#BE9232

#be9232 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be9232 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 57.25% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.16% magenta, 73.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 41.14°, with 58.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.3174

Complementary

  1. #be9232
  2. #325ebe

Split complementary

  1. #be9232
  2. #32a4be
  3. #4c32be

Analogous

  1. #be4c32
  2. #be9232
  3. #a4be32

Triadic

  1. #be9232
  2. #32be92
  3. #9232be

Tetradic

  1. #be9232
  2. #5ebe32
  3. #325ebe
  4. #9232be

Square

  1. #be9232
  2. #32be4c
  3. #325ebe
  4. #be32a4

Monochromatic

  1. #453512
  2. #816322
  3. #be9232
  4. #d7b366
  5. #e7d1a2

Shades

#be9232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9232
  2. #ab832d
  3. #987528
  4. #856623
  5. #72581e
  6. #5f4919
  7. #4c3a14
  8. #392c0f
  9. #261d0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9232
  2. #c59d47
  3. #cba85b
  4. #d2b370
  5. #d8be84
  6. #dfc999
  7. #e5d3ad
  8. #ecdec2
  9. #f2e9d6
  10. #f9f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9232
  2. #b8903a
  3. #b28e42
  4. #ab8d49
  5. #a58b51
  6. #9f8959
  7. #998761
  8. #938569
  9. #8c8470
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9967c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59224 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce847f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af922a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59935 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88a68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9232 {
  color: #be9232;
}
Background
.bg-be9232 {
  background-color: #be9232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9232 {
  border: 2px solid #be9232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 146 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9232, #a4be32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 146 50 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.21 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.22 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.01 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.36 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.48 #416dcd Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be9232  rgb(190, 146, 50)  hsl(41, 58%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#325ebe  rgb(50, 94, 190)  hsl(221, 58%, 47%)  Denim
#32be92  rgb(50, 190, 146)  hsl(161, 58%, 47%)  Mint
#9232be  rgb(146, 50, 190)  hsl(281, 58%, 47%)  Dark Orchid