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#BF952D

#bf952d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf952d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.43% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.99% magenta, 76.44% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.74°, with 61.86% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.3276

Complementary

  1. #bf952d
  2. #2d57bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf952d
  2. #2da0bf
  3. #4c2dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf4c2d
  2. #bf952d
  3. #a0bf2d

Triadic

  1. #bf952d
  2. #2dbf95
  3. #952dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf952d
  2. #57bf2d
  3. #2d57bf
  4. #952dbf

Square

  1. #bf952d
  2. #2dbf4c
  3. #2d57bf
  4. #bf2da0

Monochromatic

  1. #433410
  2. #81651e
  3. #bf952d
  4. #d9b65f
  5. #e8d29d

Shades

#bf952d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf952d
  2. #ac8629
  3. #997724
  4. #866820
  5. #73591b
  6. #604b17
  7. #4c3c12
  8. #392d0e
  9. #261e09
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf952d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf952d
  2. #c5a042
  3. #ccaa57
  4. #d2b56c
  5. #d9bf81
  6. #dfca96
  7. #e5d5ab
  8. #ecdfc0
  9. #f2ead5
  10. #f9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf952d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf952d
  2. #b99335
  3. #b2913e
  4. #ac8f46
  5. #a68d4e
  6. #a08b57
  7. #99885f
  8. #938667
  9. #8d846f
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab997e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8951b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf8781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29523 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79b30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98d69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf952d {
  color: #bf952d;
}
Background
.bg-bf952d {
  background-color: #bf952d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf952d {
  border: 2px solid #bf952d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf952d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 149 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf952d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf952d, #a0bf2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf952d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 149 45 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.75 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.53 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.89 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.27 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.46 #406ad2 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf952d  rgb(191, 149, 45)  hsl(43, 62%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2d57bf  rgb(45, 87, 191)  hsl(223, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2dbf95  rgb(45, 191, 149)  hsl(163, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#952dbf  rgb(149, 45, 191)  hsl(283, 62%, 46%)  Dark Orchid