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#BF901F

#bf901f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf901f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.47% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.61% magenta, 83.77% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.37°, with 72.07% saturation and 43.53% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.3112

Complementary

  1. #bf901f
  2. #1f4ebf

Split complementary

  1. #bf901f
  2. #1f9ebf
  3. #401fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf401f
  2. #bf901f
  3. #9ebf1f

Triadic

  1. #bf901f
  2. #1fbf90
  3. #901fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf901f
  2. #4ebf1f
  3. #1f4ebf
  4. #901fbf

Square

  1. #bf901f
  2. #1fbf40
  3. #1f4ebf
  4. #bf1f9e

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2d0a
  2. #7d5e14
  3. #bf901f
  4. #e1b549
  5. #ecd08b

Shades

#bf901f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf901f
  2. #ac821c
  3. #997319
  4. #866516
  5. #735613
  6. #604810
  7. #4c3a0c
  8. #392b09
  9. #261d06
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf901f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf901f
  2. #c59b35
  3. #cca64c
  4. #d2b162
  5. #d9bc79
  6. #dfc88f
  7. #e5d3a5
  8. #ecdebc
  9. #f2e9d2
  10. #f9f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf901f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf901f
  2. #b98e29
  3. #b28d32
  4. #ac8b3c
  5. #a68a46
  6. #a08850
  7. #998659
  8. #938563
  9. #8d836d
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0817b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af900f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69823 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf901f {
  color: #bf901f;
}
Background
.bg-bf901f {
  background-color: #bf901f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf901f {
  border: 2px solid #bf901f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf901f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 144 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 72% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf901f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf901f, #9ebf1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf901f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 144 31 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.18 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.11 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.21 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.71 #406fe0 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf901f  rgb(191, 144, 31)  hsl(42, 72%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1f4ebf  rgb(31, 78, 191)  hsl(222, 72%, 44%)  Sapphire
#1fbf90  rgb(31, 191, 144)  hsl(162, 72%, 44%)  Mint
#901fbf  rgb(144, 31, 191)  hsl(282, 72%, 44%)  Dark Violet