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#BF8D19

#bf8d19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8d19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 55.29% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.18% magenta, 86.91% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.93°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.302

Complementary

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #194bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #199ebf
  3. #3a19bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3a19
  2. #bf8d19
  3. #9ebf19

Triadic

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #19bf8d
  3. #8d19bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #4bbf19
  3. #194bbf
  4. #8d19bf

Square

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #19bf3a
  3. #194bbf
  4. #bf199e

Monochromatic

  1. #382907
  2. #7b5b10
  3. #bf8d19
  4. #e6b33f
  5. #efce82

Shades

#bf8d19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #ac7f17
  3. #997114
  4. #866312
  5. #73550f
  6. #60470d
  7. #4c380a
  8. #392a08
  9. #261c05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8d19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #c59830
  3. #cca447
  4. #d2af5e
  5. #d9bb75
  6. #dfc68c
  7. #e5d1a3
  8. #ecddba
  9. #f2e8d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8d19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8d19
  2. #b98c23
  3. #b28a2e
  4. #ac8938
  5. #a68842
  6. #a0874d
  7. #998557
  8. #938461
  9. #8d836b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9b20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae8e04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5951e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8d19 {
  color: #bf8d19;
}
Background
.bg-bf8d19 {
  background-color: #bf8d19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8d19 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8d19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8d19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 141 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8d19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8d19, #9ebf19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8d19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 141 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.54 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.90 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.22 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.33 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.66 #4072e6 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8d19  rgb(191, 141, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#194bbf  rgb(25, 75, 191)  hsl(222, 77%, 42%)  Sapphire
#19bf8d  rgb(25, 191, 141)  hsl(162, 77%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8d19bf  rgb(141, 25, 191)  hsl(282, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet