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#BF9909

#bf9909 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9909 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 60% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.9% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 47.47°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #bf9909
  2. #092fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9909
  2. #098abf
  3. #3e09bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3e09
  2. #bf9909
  3. #8abf09

Triadic

  1. #bf9909
  2. #09bf99
  3. #9909bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9909
  2. #2fbf09
  3. #092fbf
  4. #9909bf

Square

  1. #bf9909
  2. #09bf3e
  3. #092fbf
  4. #bf098a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2402
  2. #765e06
  3. #bf9909
  4. #f4c820
  5. #f8da69

Shades

#bf9909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9909
  2. #ac8a08
  3. #997a07
  4. #866b06
  5. #735c05
  6. #604d05
  7. #4c3d04
  8. #392e03
  9. #261f02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9909
  2. #c5a322
  3. #ccad3a
  4. #d2b853
  5. #d9c26b
  6. #dfcc84
  7. #e5d69d
  8. #ece0b5
  9. #f2ebce
  10. #f9f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9909
  2. #b99715
  3. #b29421
  4. #ac922d
  5. #a68f39
  6. #a08d45
  7. #998a50
  8. #93885c
  9. #8d8568
  10. #868374
  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 #ac9c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a21a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d08a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99e14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99167 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9909 {
  color: #bf9909;
}
Background
.bg-bf9909 {
  background-color: #bf9909;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9909 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 153 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9909, #8abf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 153 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.40 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.75 #4066f6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bf9909  rgb(191, 153, 9)  hsl(47, 91%, 39%)  Goldenrod
#092fbf  rgb(9, 47, 191)  hsl(227, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#09bf99  rgb(9, 191, 153)  hsl(167, 91%, 39%)  Mint
#9909bf  rgb(153, 9, 191)  hsl(287, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet