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#BF9507

#bf9507 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9507 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 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.99% magenta, 96.34% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.3°, with 92.93% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.4.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3259

Complementary

  1. #bf9507
  2. #0731bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9507
  2. #078dbf
  3. #3907bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3907
  2. #bf9507
  3. #8dbf07

Triadic

  1. #bf9507
  2. #07bf95
  3. #9507bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9507
  2. #31bf07
  3. #0731bf
  4. #9507bf

Square

  1. #bf9507
  2. #07bf39
  3. #0731bf
  4. #bf078d

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2202
  2. #755b04
  3. #bf9507
  4. #f7c51c
  5. #f9d866

Shades

#bf9507 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9507
  2. #ac8606
  3. #997706
  4. #866805
  5. #735904
  6. #604b04
  7. #4c3c03
  8. #392d02
  9. #261e01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9507 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9507
  2. #c5a020
  3. #ccaa39
  4. #d2b551
  5. #d9bf6a
  6. #dfca83
  7. #e5d59c
  8. #ecdfb5
  9. #f2eacd
  10. #f9f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9507 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9507
  2. #b99313
  3. #b2911f
  4. #ac8f2b
  5. #a68d37
  6. #a08b44
  7. #998850
  8. #93865c
  9. #8d8468
  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 #aa987b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89b12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9507 {
  color: #bf9507;
}
Background
.bg-bf9507 {
  background-color: #bf9507;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9507 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9507;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9507;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 149 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 93% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9507 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9507, #8dbf07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9507 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 149 7 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.47 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.62 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.74 #406af8 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf9507  rgb(191, 149, 7)  hsl(46, 93%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0731bf  rgb(7, 49, 191)  hsl(226, 93%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#07bf95  rgb(7, 191, 149)  hsl(166, 93%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#9507bf  rgb(149, 7, 191)  hsl(286, 93%, 39%)  Dark Violet