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#BF980D

#bf980d ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf980d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.61% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.42% magenta, 93.19% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.85°, with 87.25% saturation and 40% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.3356

Complementary

  1. #bf980d
  2. #0d34bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf980d
  2. #0d8dbf
  3. #3f0dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf3f0d
  2. #bf980d
  3. #8dbf0d

Triadic

  1. #bf980d
  2. #0dbf98
  3. #980dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf980d
  2. #34bf0d
  3. #0d34bf
  4. #980dbf

Square

  1. #bf980d
  2. #0dbf3f
  3. #0d34bf
  4. #bf0d8d

Monochromatic

  1. #302603
  2. #775f08
  3. #bf980d
  4. #f0c428
  5. #f5d870

Shades

#bf980d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf980d
  2. #ac890c
  3. #997a0a
  4. #866a09
  5. #735b08
  6. #604c07
  7. #4c3d05
  8. #392e04
  9. #261e03
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf980d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf980d
  2. #c5a225
  3. #ccad3d
  4. #d2b756
  5. #d9c16e
  6. #dfcc86
  7. #e5d69e
  8. #ece0b6
  9. #f2eacf
  10. #f9f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf980d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf980d
  2. #b99619
  3. #b29324
  4. #ac9130
  5. #a68e3b
  6. #a08c47
  7. #998a52
  8. #93875e
  9. #8d8569
  10. #868275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a11b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d08981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99e17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99066 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf980d {
  color: #bf980d;
}
Background
.bg-bf980d {
  background-color: #bf980d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf980d {
  border: 2px solid #bf980d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf980d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 152 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf980d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf980d, #8dbf0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf980d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 152 13 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.91 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.49 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.63 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.25 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.54 #4067f2 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bf980d  rgb(191, 152, 13)  hsl(47, 87%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0d34bf  rgb(13, 52, 191)  hsl(227, 87%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0dbf98  rgb(13, 191, 152)  hsl(167, 87%, 40%)  Mint
#980dbf  rgb(152, 13, 191)  hsl(287, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet