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#BE9A32

#be9a32 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be9a32 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 60.39% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.95% magenta, 73.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 44.57°, with 58.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3429

Complementary

  1. #be9a32
  2. #3256be

Split complementary

  1. #be9a32
  2. #329cbe
  3. #5432be

Analogous

  1. #be5432
  2. #be9a32
  3. #9cbe32

Triadic

  1. #be9a32
  2. #32be9a
  3. #9a32be

Tetradic

  1. #be9a32
  2. #56be32
  3. #3256be
  4. #9a32be

Square

  1. #be9a32
  2. #32be54
  3. #3256be
  4. #be329c

Monochromatic

  1. #453812
  2. #816922
  3. #be9a32
  4. #d7ba66
  5. #e7d5a2

Shades

#be9a32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9a32
  2. #ab8b2d
  3. #987b28
  4. #856c23
  5. #725c1e
  6. #5f4d19
  7. #4c3e14
  8. #392e0f
  9. #261f0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9a32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9a32
  2. #c5a447
  3. #cbae5b
  4. #d2b870
  5. #d8c284
  6. #dfcd99
  7. #e5d7ad
  8. #ece1c2
  9. #f2ebd6
  10. #f9f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9a32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9a32
  2. #b8973a
  3. #b29542
  4. #ab9249
  5. #a59051
  6. #9f8d59
  7. #998a61
  8. #938869
  9. #8c8570
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9d81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9822 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39929 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89f35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8926d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9a32 {
  color: #be9a32;
}
Background
.bg-be9a32 {
  background-color: #be9a32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9a32 {
  border: 2px solid #be9a32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9a32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 154 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9a32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9a32, #9cbe32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9a32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 154 50 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.76 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.09 #4165cd Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#be9a32  rgb(190, 154, 50)  hsl(45, 58%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#3256be  rgb(50, 86, 190)  hsl(225, 58%, 47%)  Sapphire
#32be9a  rgb(50, 190, 154)  hsl(165, 58%, 47%)  Mint
#9a32be  rgb(154, 50, 190)  hsl(285, 58%, 47%)  Dark Orchid