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#BE952F

#be952f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be952f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.58% magenta, 75.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 42.8°, with 60.34% saturation and 46.47% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.3265

Complementary

  1. #be952f
  2. #2f58be

Split complementary

  1. #be952f
  2. #2f9fbe
  3. #4e2fbe

Analogous

  1. #be4e2f
  2. #be952f
  3. #9fbe2f

Triadic

  1. #be952f
  2. #2fbe95
  3. #952fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be952f
  2. #58be2f
  3. #2f58be
  4. #952fbe

Square

  1. #be952f
  2. #2fbe4e
  3. #2f58be
  4. #be2f9f

Monochromatic

  1. #433511
  2. #816520
  3. #be952f
  4. #d8b661
  5. #e7d29f

Shades

#be952f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be952f
  2. #ab862a
  3. #987726
  4. #856821
  5. #72591c
  6. #5f4b18
  7. #4c3c13
  8. #392d0e
  9. #261e09
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#be952f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be952f
  2. #c5a044
  3. #cbaa59
  4. #d2b56d
  5. #d8bf82
  6. #dfca97
  7. #e5d5ac
  8. #ecdfc1
  9. #f2ead5
  10. #f9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be952f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be952f
  2. #b89337
  3. #b2913f
  4. #ab8f47
  5. #a58d4f
  6. #9f8b58
  7. #998860
  8. #938668
  9. #8c8470
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa987e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7941f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19526 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79b32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88d69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be952f {
  color: #be952f;
}
Background
.bg-be952f {
  background-color: #be952f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be952f {
  border: 2px solid #be952f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be952f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 149 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be952f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be952f, #9fbe2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be952f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 149 47 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.54 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.81 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.52 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.56 #416ad0 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be952f  rgb(190, 149, 47)  hsl(43, 60%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2f58be  rgb(47, 88, 190)  hsl(223, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2fbe95  rgb(47, 190, 149)  hsl(163, 60%, 46%)  Mint
#952fbe  rgb(149, 47, 190)  hsl(283, 60%, 46%)  Dark Orchid