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#BF9705

#bf9705 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9705 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.22% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.94% magenta, 97.38% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 47.1°, 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3322

Complementary

  1. #bf9705
  2. #052dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9705
  2. #058abf
  3. #3a05bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3a05
  2. #bf9705
  3. #8abf05

Triadic

  1. #bf9705
  2. #05bf97
  3. #9705bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9705
  2. #2dbf05
  3. #052dbf
  4. #9705bf

Square

  1. #bf9705
  2. #05bf3a
  3. #052dbf
  4. #bf058a

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2101
  2. #745c03
  3. #bf9705
  4. #f9c818
  5. #fbda62

Shades

#bf9705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9705
  2. #ac8805
  3. #997904
  4. #866a04
  5. #735b03
  6. #604c03
  7. #4c3c02
  8. #392d02
  9. #261e01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9705
  2. #c5a11e
  3. #ccac37
  4. #d2b650
  5. #d9c169
  6. #dfcb82
  7. #e5d59b
  8. #ece0b4
  9. #f2eacd
  10. #f9f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9705
  2. #b99511
  3. #b2921e
  4. #ac902a
  5. #a68e36
  6. #a08c43
  7. #99894f
  8. #93875b
  9. #8d8567
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a117 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d08880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99d11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9705 {
  color: #bf9705;
}
Background
.bg-bf9705 {
  background-color: #bf9705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9705 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 151 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9705, #8abf05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 151 5 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.96 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.46 #4068fa Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bf9705  rgb(191, 151, 5)  hsl(47, 95%, 38%)  Goldenrod
#052dbf  rgb(5, 45, 191)  hsl(227, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#05bf97  rgb(5, 191, 151)  hsl(167, 95%, 38%)  Caribbean Green
#9705bf  rgb(151, 5, 191)  hsl(287, 95%, 38%)  Dark Violet