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#BF9937

#bf9937 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9937 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 60% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.9% magenta, 71.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.24°, with 55.28% saturation and 48.24% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3413

Complementary

  1. #bf9937
  2. #375dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9937
  2. #37a1bf
  3. #5537bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5537
  2. #bf9937
  3. #a1bf37

Triadic

  1. #bf9937
  2. #37bf99
  3. #9937bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9937
  2. #5dbf37
  3. #375dbf
  4. #9937bf

Square

  1. #bf9937
  2. #37bf55
  3. #375dbf
  4. #bf37a1

Monochromatic

  1. #483a15
  2. #846926
  3. #bf9937
  4. #d5b86d
  5. #e6d5a9

Shades

#bf9937 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9937
  2. #ac8a32
  3. #997a2c
  4. #866b27
  5. #735c21
  6. #604d1c
  7. #4c3d16
  8. #392e11
  9. #261f0b
  10. #130f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9937 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9937
  2. #c5a34b
  3. #ccad5f
  4. #d2b873
  5. #d9c287
  6. #dfcc9b
  7. #e5d6af
  8. #ece0c3
  9. #f2ebd7
  10. #f9f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9937 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9937
  2. #b9973e
  3. #b29446
  4. #ac924d
  5. #a68f54
  6. #a08d5c
  7. #998a63
  8. #93886a
  9. #8d8571
  10. #868379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab982a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a23c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf8c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3982f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99f3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9916e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9937 {
  color: #bf9937;
}
Background
.bg-bf9937 {
  background-color: #bf9937;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9937 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9937;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9937;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 153 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9937 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9937, #a1bf37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9937 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 153 55 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.30 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.82 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.86 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.25 #4066c8 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bf9937  rgb(191, 153, 55)  hsl(43, 55%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#375dbf  rgb(55, 93, 191)  hsl(223, 55%, 48%)  Denim
#37bf99  rgb(55, 191, 153)  hsl(163, 55%, 48%)  Mint
#9937bf  rgb(153, 55, 191)  hsl(283, 55%, 48%)  Dark Orchid