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#BF9841

#bf9841 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf9841 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.61% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.42% magenta, 65.97% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.43°, with 49.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3391

Complementary

  1. #bf9841
  2. #4168bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9841
  2. #41a7bf
  3. #5941bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5941
  2. #bf9841
  3. #a7bf41

Triadic

  1. #bf9841
  2. #41bf98
  3. #9841bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9841
  2. #68bf41
  3. #4168bf
  4. #9841bf

Square

  1. #bf9841
  2. #41bf59
  3. #4168bf
  4. #bf41a7

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3d1a
  2. #866b2d
  3. #bf9841
  4. #d2b77a
  5. #e6d6b3

Shades

#bf9841 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9841
  2. #ac893b
  3. #997a34
  4. #866a2e
  5. #735b27
  6. #604c21
  7. #4c3d1a
  8. #392e14
  9. #261e0d
  10. #130f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9841 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9841
  2. #c5a254
  3. #ccad67
  4. #d2b77a
  5. #d9c18d
  6. #dfcca0
  7. #e5d6b3
  8. #ece0c6
  9. #f2ead9
  10. #f9f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9841 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9841
  2. #b99647
  3. #b2934e
  4. #ac9154
  5. #a68e5a
  6. #a08c61
  7. #998a67
  8. #93876d
  9. #8d8573
  10. #86827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99837 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2983b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89e43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89170 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9841 {
  color: #bf9841;
}
Background
.bg-bf9841 {
  background-color: #bf9841;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9841 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9841;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9841;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 152 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9841 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9841, #a7bf41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9841 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 152 65 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.31 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.46 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.19 #4067be Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf9841  rgb(191, 152, 65)  hsl(41, 50%, 50%)  Dark Goldenrod
#4168bf  rgb(65, 104, 191)  hsl(221, 50%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#41bf98  rgb(65, 191, 152)  hsl(161, 50%, 50%)  Mint
#9841bf  rgb(152, 65, 191)  hsl(281, 50%, 50%)  Dark Orchid