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#BE9906

#be9906 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be9906 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 60% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.47% magenta, 96.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 47.93°, with 93.88% saturation and 38.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3374

Complementary

  1. #be9906
  2. #062bbe

Split complementary

  1. #be9906
  2. #0687be
  3. #3d06be

Analogous

  1. #be3d06
  2. #be9906
  3. #87be06

Triadic

  1. #be9906
  2. #06be99
  3. #9906be

Tetradic

  1. #be9906
  2. #2bbe06
  3. #062bbe
  4. #9906be

Square

  1. #be9906
  2. #06be3d
  3. #062bbe
  4. #be0687

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2201
  2. #745d04
  3. #be9906
  4. #f8cb19
  5. #fadc63

Shades

#be9906 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9906
  2. #ab8a05
  3. #987a05
  4. #856b04
  5. #725c04
  6. #5f4d03
  7. #4c3d02
  8. #392e02
  9. #261f01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9906 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9906
  2. #c5a31f
  3. #cbad38
  4. #d2b851
  5. #d8c26a
  6. #dfcc83
  7. #e5d69b
  8. #ece0b4
  9. #f2ebcd
  10. #f9f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9906 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9906
  2. #b89712
  3. #b2941e
  4. #ab922b
  5. #a58f37
  6. #9f8d43
  7. #998a4f
  8. #93885b
  9. #8c8568
  10. #868374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a118 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf8b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99e13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89167 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9906 {
  color: #be9906;
}
Background
.bg-be9906 {
  background-color: #be9906;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9906 {
  border: 2px solid #be9906;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9906;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 153 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9906 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9906, #87be06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9906 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 153 6 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.48 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.70 #4166f9 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#be9906  rgb(190, 153, 6)  hsl(48, 94%, 38%)  Goldenrod
#062bbe  rgb(6, 43, 190)  hsl(228, 94%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#06be99  rgb(6, 190, 153)  hsl(168, 94%, 38%)  Mint
#9906be  rgb(153, 6, 190)  hsl(288, 94%, 38%)  Dark Violet