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#BE951C

#be951c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be951c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 58.43% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.58% magenta, 85.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 44.81°, with 74.31% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.3253

Complementary

  1. #be951c
  2. #1c45be

Split complementary

  1. #be951c
  2. #1c96be
  3. #441cbe

Analogous

  1. #be441c
  2. #be951c
  3. #96be1c

Triadic

  1. #be951c
  2. #1cbe95
  3. #951cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be951c
  2. #45be1c
  3. #1c45be
  4. #951cbe

Square

  1. #be951c
  2. #1cbe44
  3. #1c45be
  4. #be1c96

Monochromatic

  1. #392c08
  2. #7b6112
  3. #be951c
  4. #e3bb43
  5. #edd386

Shades

#be951c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be951c
  2. #ab8619
  3. #987716
  4. #856814
  5. #725911
  6. #5f4b0e
  7. #4c3c0b
  8. #392d08
  9. #261e06
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#be951c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be951c
  2. #c5a033
  3. #cbaa49
  4. #d2b560
  5. #d8bf77
  6. #dfca8e
  7. #e5d5a4
  8. #ecdfbb
  9. #f2ead2
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be951c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be951c
  2. #b89326
  3. #b29130
  4. #ab8f3a
  5. #a58d44
  6. #9f8b4e
  7. #998858
  8. #938662
  9. #8c846c
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 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 #b29f25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf877f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19407 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79b21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be951c {
  color: #be951c;
}
Background
.bg-be951c {
  background-color: #be951c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be951c {
  border: 2px solid #be951c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be951c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 149 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be951c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be951c, #96be1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be951c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 149 28 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.66 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.99 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.74 #416ae3 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be951c  rgb(190, 149, 28)  hsl(45, 74%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1c45be  rgb(28, 69, 190)  hsl(225, 74%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#1cbe95  rgb(28, 190, 149)  hsl(165, 74%, 43%)  Mint
#951cbe  rgb(149, 28, 190)  hsl(285, 74%, 43%)  Dark Violet