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#BF9505

#bf9505 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9505 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.43% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.99% magenta, 97.38% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.45°, with 94.9% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3258

Complementary

  1. #bf9505
  2. #052fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9505
  2. #058cbf
  3. #3805bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3805
  2. #bf9505
  3. #8cbf05

Triadic

  1. #bf9505
  2. #05bf95
  3. #9505bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9505
  2. #2fbf05
  3. #052fbf
  4. #9505bf

Square

  1. #bf9505
  2. #05bf38
  3. #052fbf
  4. #bf058c

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2101
  2. #745b03
  3. #bf9505
  4. #f9c618
  5. #fbd862

Shades

#bf9505 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9505
  2. #ac8605
  3. #997704
  4. #866804
  5. #735903
  6. #604b03
  7. #4c3c02
  8. #392d02
  9. #261e01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9505 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9505
  2. #c5a01e
  3. #ccaa37
  4. #d2b550
  5. #d9bf69
  6. #dfca82
  7. #e5d59b
  8. #ecdfb4
  9. #f2eacd
  10. #f9f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9505 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9505
  2. #b99311
  3. #b2911e
  4. #ac8f2a
  5. #a68d36
  6. #a08b43
  7. #99884f
  8. #93865b
  9. #8d8467
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa987a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89b11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9505 {
  color: #bf9505;
}
Background
.bg-bf9505 {
  background-color: #bf9505;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9505 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9505;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9505;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 149 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9505 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9505, #8cbf05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9505 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 149 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.43 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.48 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.99 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.62 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.77 #406afa Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf9505  rgb(191, 149, 5)  hsl(46, 95%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#052fbf  rgb(5, 47, 191)  hsl(226, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#05bf95  rgb(5, 191, 149)  hsl(166, 95%, 38%)  Caribbean Green
#9505bf  rgb(149, 5, 191)  hsl(286, 95%, 38%)  Dark Violet