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#BF8C19

#bf8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf8c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.7% magenta, 86.91% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.57°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #194cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #199fbf
  3. #3919bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3919
  2. #bf8c19
  3. #9fbf19

Triadic

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #19bf8c
  3. #8c19bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #4cbf19
  3. #194cbf
  4. #8c19bf

Square

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #19bf39
  3. #194cbf
  4. #bf199f

Monochromatic

  1. #382907
  2. #7b5a10
  3. #bf8c19
  4. #e6b23f
  5. #efcd82

Shades

#bf8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #ac7e17
  3. #997014
  4. #866212
  5. #73540f
  6. #60460d
  7. #4c380a
  8. #392a08
  9. #261c05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #c59830
  3. #cca347
  4. #d2af5e
  5. #d9ba75
  6. #dfc68c
  7. #e5d1a3
  8. #ecddba
  9. #f2e8d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8c19
  2. #b98b23
  3. #b28a2e
  4. #ac8838
  5. #a68742
  6. #a0864d
  7. #998557
  8. #938461
  9. #8d826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9a20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d07d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad8d04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4951d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8c19 {
  color: #bf8c19;
}
Background
.bg-bf8c19 {
  background-color: #bf8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8c19, #9fbf19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.07 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.82 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.89 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.24 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.31 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.37 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.60 #4073e6 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf8c19  rgb(191, 140, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#194cbf  rgb(25, 76, 191)  hsl(222, 77%, 42%)  Sapphire
#19bf8c  rgb(25, 191, 140)  hsl(162, 77%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19bf  rgb(140, 25, 191)  hsl(282, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet