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#BE950D

#be950d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be950d is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 58.43% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.58% magenta, 93.16% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 46.1°, with 87.19% saturation and 39.8% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3247

Complementary

  1. #be950d
  2. #0d36be

Split complementary

  1. #be950d
  2. #0d8ebe
  3. #3c0dbe

Analogous

  1. #be3c0d
  2. #be950d
  3. #8ebe0d

Triadic

  1. #be950d
  2. #0dbe95
  3. #950dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be950d
  2. #36be0d
  3. #0d36be
  4. #950dbe

Square

  1. #be950d
  2. #0dbe3c
  3. #0d36be
  4. #be0d8e

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2503
  2. #765d08
  3. #be950d
  4. #f0c227
  5. #f5d66f

Shades

#be950d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be950d
  2. #ab860c
  3. #98770a
  4. #856809
  5. #725908
  6. #5f4b07
  7. #4c3c05
  8. #392d04
  9. #261e03
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#be950d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be950d
  2. #c5a025
  3. #cbaa3d
  4. #d2b556
  5. #d8bf6e
  6. #dfca86
  7. #e5d59e
  8. #ecdfb6
  9. #f2eacf
  10. #f9f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be950d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be950d
  2. #b89319
  3. #b29124
  4. #ab8f30
  5. #a58d3b
  6. #9f8b47
  7. #998852
  8. #93865e
  9. #8c8469
  10. #868275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa987b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79b16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be950d {
  color: #be950d;
}
Background
.bg-be950d {
  background-color: #be950d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be950d {
  border: 2px solid #be950d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be950d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 149 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be950d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be950d, #8ebe0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be950d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 149 13 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.93 #416af2 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be950d  rgb(190, 149, 13)  hsl(46, 87%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0d36be  rgb(13, 54, 190)  hsl(226, 87%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0dbe95  rgb(13, 190, 149)  hsl(166, 87%, 40%)  Mint
#950dbe  rgb(149, 13, 190)  hsl(286, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet