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#B08C2B

#b08c2b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b08c2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 54.9% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.45% magenta, 75.57% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 43.76°, with 60.73% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2816

Complementary

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #2b4fb0

Split complementary

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #2b91b0
  3. #492bb0

Analogous

  1. #b0492b
  2. #b08c2b
  3. #91b02b

Triadic

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #2bb08c
  3. #8c2bb0

Tetradic

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #4fb02b
  3. #2b4fb0
  4. #8c2bb0

Square

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #2bb049
  3. #2b4fb0
  4. #b02b91

Monochromatic

  1. #352a0d
  2. #735b1c
  3. #b08c2b
  4. #d5b253
  5. #e4cd90

Shades

#b08c2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #9e7e27
  3. #8d7022
  4. #7b621e
  5. #6a541a
  6. #584616
  7. #463811
  8. #352a0d
  9. #231c09
  10. #120e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#b08c2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #b89840
  3. #c0a355
  4. #c8af6b
  5. #d0ba80
  6. #d8c695
  7. #dfd1aa
  8. #e7ddbf
  9. #efe8d5
  10. #f7f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b08c2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b08c2b
  2. #ab8b34
  3. #a68a3c
  4. #a28845
  5. #9d874d
  6. #988656
  7. #93855e
  8. #8e8467
  9. #8a826f
  10. #858178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e8f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8b1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf7f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a58b22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa912e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b98563 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b08c2b {
  color: #b08c2b;
}
Background
.bg-b08c2b {
  background-color: #b08c2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b08c2b {
  border: 2px solid #b08c2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b08c2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 140 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b08c2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b08c2b, #91b02b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b08c2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 140 43 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.92 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.80 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.10 #4f73d4 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b08c2b  rgb(176, 140, 43)  hsl(44, 61%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2b4fb0  rgb(43, 79, 176)  hsl(224, 61%, 43%)  Sapphire
#2bb08c  rgb(43, 176, 140)  hsl(164, 61%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#8c2bb0  rgb(140, 43, 176)  hsl(284, 61%, 43%)  Dark Orchid