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#BF950A

#bf950a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf950a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.99% magenta, 94.76% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.08°, with 90.05% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.3259

Complementary

  1. #bf950a
  2. #0a34bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf950a
  2. #0a8ebf
  3. #3b0abf

Analogous

  1. #bf3b0a
  2. #bf950a
  3. #8ebf0a

Triadic

  1. #bf950a
  2. #0abf95
  3. #950abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf950a
  2. #34bf0a
  3. #0a34bf
  4. #950abf

Square

  1. #bf950a
  2. #0abf3b
  3. #0a34bf
  4. #bf0a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2402
  2. #765c06
  3. #bf950a
  4. #f3c322
  5. #f7d76b

Shades

#bf950a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf950a
  2. #ac8609
  3. #997708
  4. #866807
  5. #735906
  6. #604b05
  7. #4c3c04
  8. #392d03
  9. #261e02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf950a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf950a
  2. #c5a023
  3. #ccaa3b
  4. #d2b554
  5. #d9bf6c
  6. #dfca85
  7. #e5d59d
  8. #ecdfb6
  9. #f2eace
  10. #f9f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf950a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf950a
  2. #b99316
  3. #b29122
  4. #ac8f2d
  5. #a68d39
  6. #a08b45
  7. #998851
  8. #93865d
  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 #b39f19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89b14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf950a {
  color: #bf950a;
}
Background
.bg-bf950a {
  background-color: #bf950a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf950a {
  border: 2px solid #bf950a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf950a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 149 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf950a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf950a, #8ebf0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf950a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 149 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.47 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.62 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.71 #406af5 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf950a  rgb(191, 149, 10)  hsl(46, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a34bf  rgb(10, 52, 191)  hsl(226, 90%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0abf95  rgb(10, 191, 149)  hsl(166, 90%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#950abf  rgb(149, 10, 191)  hsl(286, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet