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#BF970B

#bf970b ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf970b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.94% magenta, 94.24% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 89.11% saturation and 39.61% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.3323

Complementary

  1. #bf970b
  2. #0b33bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf970b
  2. #0b8dbf
  3. #3d0bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf3d0b
  2. #bf970b
  3. #8dbf0b

Triadic

  1. #bf970b
  2. #0bbf97
  3. #970bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf970b
  2. #33bf0b
  3. #0b33bf
  4. #970bbf

Square

  1. #bf970b
  2. #0bbf3d
  3. #0b33bf
  4. #bf0b8d

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2503
  2. #775e07
  3. #bf970b
  4. #f2c524
  5. #f7d86c

Shades

#bf970b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf970b
  2. #ac880a
  3. #997909
  4. #866a08
  5. #735b07
  6. #604c06
  7. #4c3c04
  8. #392d03
  9. #261e02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf970b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf970b
  2. #c5a123
  3. #ccac3c
  4. #d2b654
  5. #d9c16d
  6. #dfcb85
  7. #e5d59d
  8. #ece0b6
  9. #f2eace
  10. #f9f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf970b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf970b
  2. #b99517
  3. #b29222
  4. #ac902e
  5. #a68e3a
  6. #a08c46
  7. #998951
  8. #93875d
  9. #8d8569
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a11a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d08880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99d15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98e66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf970b {
  color: #bf970b;
}
Background
.bg-bf970b {
  background-color: #bf970b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf970b {
  border: 2px solid #bf970b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf970b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 151 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf970b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf970b, #8dbf0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf970b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 151 11 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.90 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.44 #4068f4 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bf970b  rgb(191, 151, 11)  hsl(47, 89%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0b33bf  rgb(11, 51, 191)  hsl(227, 89%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0bbf97  rgb(11, 191, 151)  hsl(167, 89%, 40%)  Mint
#970bbf  rgb(151, 11, 191)  hsl(287, 89%, 40%)  Dark Violet