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#BE9737

#be9737 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be9737 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 59.22% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.53% magenta, 71.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 55.1% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.3336

Complementary

  1. #be9737
  2. #375ebe

Split complementary

  1. #be9737
  2. #37a1be
  3. #5437be

Analogous

  1. #be5437
  2. #be9737
  3. #a1be37

Triadic

  1. #be9737
  2. #37be97
  3. #9737be

Tetradic

  1. #be9737
  2. #5ebe37
  3. #375ebe
  4. #9737be

Square

  1. #be9737
  2. #37be54
  3. #375ebe
  4. #be37a1

Monochromatic

  1. #473915
  2. #836826
  3. #be9737
  4. #d5b76d
  5. #e6d4a8

Shades

#be9737 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9737
  2. #ab8832
  3. #98792c
  4. #856a27
  5. #725b21
  6. #5f4c1c
  7. #4c3c16
  8. #392d11
  9. #261e0b
  10. #130f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9737 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9737
  2. #c5a14b
  3. #cbac5f
  4. #d2b673
  5. #d8c187
  6. #dfcb9b
  7. #e5d5af
  8. #ece0c3
  9. #f2ead7
  10. #f9f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9737 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9737
  2. #b8953e
  3. #b29246
  4. #ab904d
  5. #a58e54
  6. #9f8c5c
  7. #998963
  8. #93876a
  9. #8c8571
  10. #868279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9a80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9962a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a13b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29730 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79d3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88f6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9737 {
  color: #be9737;
}
Background
.bg-be9737 {
  background-color: #be9737;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9737 {
  border: 2px solid #be9737;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9737;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 151 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9737 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9737, #a1be37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9737 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 151 55 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.85 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.45 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.04 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.16 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.48 #4168c8 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be9737  rgb(190, 151, 55)  hsl(43, 55%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#375ebe  rgb(55, 94, 190)  hsl(223, 55%, 48%)  Denim
#37be97  rgb(55, 190, 151)  hsl(163, 55%, 48%)  Mint
#9737be  rgb(151, 55, 190)  hsl(283, 55%, 48%)  Dark Orchid