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#BE9528

#be9528 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be9528 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.58% magenta, 78.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 43.6°, with 65.22% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.326

Complementary

  1. #be9528
  2. #2851be

Split complementary

  1. #be9528
  2. #289cbe
  3. #4a28be

Analogous

  1. #be4a28
  2. #be9528
  3. #9cbe28

Triadic

  1. #be9528
  2. #28be95
  3. #9528be

Tetradic

  1. #be9528
  2. #51be28
  3. #2851be
  4. #9528be

Square

  1. #be9528
  2. #28be4a
  3. #2851be
  4. #be289c

Monochromatic

  1. #40320d
  2. #7f631b
  3. #be9528
  4. #dcb757
  5. #e9d296

Shades

#be9528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9528
  2. #ab8624
  3. #987720
  4. #85681c
  5. #725918
  6. #5f4b14
  7. #4c3c10
  8. #392d0c
  9. #261e08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9528
  2. #c5a03e
  3. #cbaa53
  4. #d2b569
  5. #d8bf7e
  6. #dfca94
  7. #e5d5a9
  8. #ecdfbf
  9. #f2ead4
  10. #f9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9528
  2. #b89331
  3. #b2913a
  4. #ab8f42
  5. #a58d4b
  6. #9f8b54
  7. #99885d
  8. #938666
  9. #8c846e
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa987d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89412 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1951d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79b2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88d68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9528 {
  color: #be9528;
}
Background
.bg-be9528 {
  background-color: #be9528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9528 {
  border: 2px solid #be9528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 149 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9528, #9cbe28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 149 40 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.00 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.62 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.85 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.79 #416ad7 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be9528  rgb(190, 149, 40)  hsl(44, 65%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2851be  rgb(40, 81, 190)  hsl(224, 65%, 45%)  Sapphire
#28be95  rgb(40, 190, 149)  hsl(164, 65%, 45%)  Mint
#9528be  rgb(149, 40, 190)  hsl(284, 65%, 45%)  Dark Orchid