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#B18C19

#b18c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b18c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.9% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 45.39°, with 75.25% saturation and 39.61% 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 3.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2817

Complementary

  1. #b18c19
  2. #193eb1

Split complementary

  1. #b18c19
  2. #198ab1
  3. #4019b1

Analogous

  1. #b14019
  2. #b18c19
  3. #8ab119

Triadic

  1. #b18c19
  2. #19b18c
  3. #8c19b1

Tetradic

  1. #b18c19
  2. #3eb119
  3. #193eb1
  4. #8c19b1

Square

  1. #b18c19
  2. #19b140
  3. #193eb1
  4. #b1198a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2206
  2. #6e5710
  3. #b18c19
  4. #e2b834
  5. #eccf77

Shades

#b18c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b18c19
  2. #9f7e17
  3. #8e7014
  4. #7c6212
  5. #6a540f
  6. #59460d
  7. #47380a
  8. #352a08
  9. #231c05
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b18c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b18c19
  2. #b99830
  3. #c1a347
  4. #c8af5e
  5. #d0ba75
  6. #d8c68c
  7. #e0d1a3
  8. #e8ddba
  9. #efe8d1
  10. #f7f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b18c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b18c19
  2. #ac8b23
  3. #a78a2e
  4. #a28838
  5. #9d8742
  6. #99864d
  7. #948557
  8. #8f8461
  9. #8a826b
  10. #858176
  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 #9f8f73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79521 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c07f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab911e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b18c19 {
  color: #b18c19;
}
Background
.bg-b18c19 {
  background-color: #b18c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b18c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b18c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b18c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b18c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b18c19, #8ab119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b18c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.48 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.36 #4e73e6 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b18c19  rgb(177, 140, 25)  hsl(45, 75%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#193eb1  rgb(25, 62, 177)  hsl(225, 75%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#19b18c  rgb(25, 177, 140)  hsl(165, 75%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#8c19b1  rgb(140, 25, 177)  hsl(285, 75%, 40%)  Dark Violet