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#BE9727

#be9727 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be9727 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.53% magenta, 79.47% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 44.5°, with 65.94% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.3323

Complementary

  1. #be9727
  2. #274ebe

Split complementary

  1. #be9727
  2. #279abe
  3. #4b27be

Analogous

  1. #be4b27
  2. #be9727
  3. #9abe27

Triadic

  1. #be9727
  2. #27be97
  3. #9727be

Tetradic

  1. #be9727
  2. #4ebe27
  3. #274ebe
  4. #9727be

Square

  1. #be9727
  2. #27be4b
  3. #274ebe
  4. #be279a

Monochromatic

  1. #3f320d
  2. #7f651a
  3. #be9727
  4. #dcb955
  5. #e9d395

Shades

#be9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9727
  2. #ab8823
  3. #98791f
  4. #856a1b
  5. #725b17
  6. #5f4c14
  7. #4c3c10
  8. #392d0c
  9. #261e08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9727
  2. #c5a13d
  3. #cbac52
  4. #d2b668
  5. #d8c17d
  6. #dfcb93
  7. #e5d5a9
  8. #ece0be
  9. #f2ead4
  10. #f9f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9727
  2. #b89530
  3. #b29239
  4. #ab9042
  5. #a58e4b
  6. #9f8c54
  7. #99895c
  8. #938765
  9. #8c856e
  10. #868277
  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 #ab9a7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa960e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a02e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2961b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89d2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88f69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9727 {
  color: #be9727;
}
Background
.bg-be9727 {
  background-color: #be9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9727 {
  border: 2px solid #be9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9727, #9abe27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.77 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.99 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.54 #4168d8 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#be9727  rgb(190, 151, 39)  hsl(45, 66%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#274ebe  rgb(39, 78, 190)  hsl(225, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire
#27be97  rgb(39, 190, 151)  hsl(165, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#9727be  rgb(151, 39, 190)  hsl(285, 66%, 45%)  Dark Orchid