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#BE962E

#be962e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be962e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 58.82% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.05% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 43.33°, with 61.02% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.3296

Complementary

  1. #be962e
  2. #2e56be

Split complementary

  1. #be962e
  2. #2e9ebe
  3. #4e2ebe

Analogous

  1. #be4e2e
  2. #be962e
  3. #9ebe2e

Triadic

  1. #be962e
  2. #2ebe96
  3. #962ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be962e
  2. #56be2e
  3. #2e56be
  4. #962ebe

Square

  1. #be962e
  2. #2ebe4e
  3. #2e56be
  4. #be2e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #433510
  2. #80651f
  3. #be962e
  4. #d9b760
  5. #e7d39e

Shades

#be962e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be962e
  2. #ab8729
  3. #987825
  4. #856920
  5. #725a1c
  6. #5f4b17
  7. #4c3c12
  8. #392d0e
  9. #261e09
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#be962e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be962e
  2. #c5a143
  3. #cbab58
  4. #d2b66d
  5. #d8c082
  6. #dfcb97
  7. #e5d5ab
  8. #ece0c0
  9. #f2ead5
  10. #f9f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be962e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be962e
  2. #b89436
  3. #b2923e
  4. #ab8f47
  5. #a58d4f
  6. #9f8b57
  7. #99895f
  8. #938767
  9. #8c8470
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa997e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8951d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19625 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79c31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88e6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be962e {
  color: #be962e;
}
Background
.bg-be962e {
  background-color: #be962e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be962e {
  border: 2px solid #be962e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be962e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 150 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be962e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be962e, #9ebe2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be962e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 150 46 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.27 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.56 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.63 #4169d1 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be962e  rgb(190, 150, 46)  hsl(43, 61%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2e56be  rgb(46, 86, 190)  hsl(223, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2ebe96  rgb(46, 190, 150)  hsl(163, 61%, 46%)  Mint
#962ebe  rgb(150, 46, 190)  hsl(283, 61%, 46%)  Dark Orchid