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#BF9727

#bf9727 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9727 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.94% magenta, 79.58% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.21°, with 66.09% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.3336

Complementary

  1. #bf9727
  2. #274fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9727
  2. #279bbf
  3. #4b27bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4b27
  2. #bf9727
  3. #9bbf27

Triadic

  1. #bf9727
  2. #27bf97
  3. #9727bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9727
  2. #4fbf27
  3. #274fbf
  4. #9727bf

Square

  1. #bf9727
  2. #27bf4b
  3. #274fbf
  4. #bf279b

Monochromatic

  1. #40330d
  2. #7f651a
  3. #bf9727
  4. #dcb956
  5. #e9d396

Shades

#bf9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9727
  2. #ac8823
  3. #99791f
  4. #866a1b
  5. #735b17
  6. #604c14
  7. #4c3c10
  8. #392d0c
  9. #261e08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9727
  2. #c5a13d
  3. #ccac52
  4. #d2b668
  5. #d9c17d
  6. #dfcb93
  7. #e5d5a9
  8. #ece0be
  9. #f2ead4
  10. #f9f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9727
  2. #b99530
  3. #b29239
  4. #ac9042
  5. #a68e4b
  6. #a08c54
  7. #99895c
  8. #938765
  9. #8d856e
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 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 #b3a12e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf8982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3961b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89d2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c98f69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9727 {
  color: #bf9727;
}
Background
.bg-bf9727 {
  background-color: #bf9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9727 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9727, #9bbf27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.66 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.95 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.08 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.44 #4068d8 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bf9727  rgb(191, 151, 39)  hsl(44, 66%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#274fbf  rgb(39, 79, 191)  hsl(224, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire
#27bf97  rgb(39, 191, 151)  hsl(164, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#9727bf  rgb(151, 39, 191)  hsl(284, 66%, 45%)  Dark Orchid