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#B28C19

#b28c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b28c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.35% magenta, 85.96% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 45.1°, with 75.37% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.2829

Complementary

  1. #b28c19
  2. #193fb2

Split complementary

  1. #b28c19
  2. #198bb2
  3. #3f19b2

Analogous

  1. #b23f19
  2. #b28c19
  3. #8bb219

Triadic

  1. #b28c19
  2. #19b28c
  3. #8c19b2

Tetradic

  1. #b28c19
  2. #3fb219
  3. #193fb2
  4. #8c19b2

Square

  1. #b28c19
  2. #19b23f
  3. #193fb2
  4. #b2198b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2206
  2. #6f5710
  3. #b28c19
  4. #e3b735
  5. #eccf78

Shades

#b28c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b28c19
  2. #a07e17
  3. #8e7014
  4. #7d6212
  5. #6b540f
  6. #59460d
  7. #47380a
  8. #352a08
  9. #241c05
  10. #120e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b28c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b28c19
  2. #ba9830
  3. #c1a347
  4. #c9af5e
  5. #d1ba75
  6. #d9c68c
  7. #e0d1a3
  8. #e8ddba
  9. #f0e8d1
  10. #f7f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b28c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b28c19
  2. #ad8b23
  3. #a88a2e
  4. #a38838
  5. #9e8742
  6. #99864d
  7. #948557
  8. #8f8461
  9. #8a826b
  10. #858176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f8f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79521 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac921e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc8460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b28c19 {
  color: #b28c19;
}
Background
.bg-b28c19 {
  background-color: #b28c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b28c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b28c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b28c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b28c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b28c19, #8bb219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b28c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.71 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.78 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.17 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 12.24 #4d73e6 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b28c19  rgb(178, 140, 25)  hsl(45, 75%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#193fb2  rgb(25, 63, 178)  hsl(225, 75%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#19b28c  rgb(25, 178, 140)  hsl(165, 75%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#8c19b2  rgb(140, 25, 178)  hsl(285, 75%, 40%)  Dark Violet