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#B38E17

#b38e17 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b38e17 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.69% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.67% magenta, 87.15% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 45.77°, with 77.23% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #b38e17
  2. #173cb3

Split complementary

  1. #b38e17
  2. #178ab3
  3. #4017b3

Analogous

  1. #b34017
  2. #b38e17
  3. #8ab317

Triadic

  1. #b38e17
  2. #17b38e
  3. #8e17b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38e17
  2. #3cb317
  3. #173cb3
  4. #8e17b3

Square

  1. #b38e17
  2. #17b340
  3. #173cb3
  4. #b3178a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2206
  2. #6f580e
  3. #b38e17
  4. #e5ba32
  5. #edd176

Shades

#b38e17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38e17
  2. #a18015
  3. #8f7212
  4. #7d6310
  5. #6b550e
  6. #5a470c
  7. #483909
  8. #362b07
  9. #241c05
  10. #120e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38e17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38e17
  2. #bb992e
  3. #c2a545
  4. #cab05d
  5. #d1bb74
  6. #d9c78b
  7. #e1d2a2
  8. #e8ddb9
  9. #f0e8d1
  10. #f7f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38e17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38e17
  2. #ae8d22
  3. #a98b2c
  4. #a48a37
  5. #9f8841
  6. #9a874c
  7. #948656
  8. #8f8461
  9. #8a836b
  10. #858176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99720 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c38179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad931d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd8661 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38e17 {
  color: #b38e17;
}
Background
.bg-b38e17 {
  background-color: #b38e17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38e17 {
  border: 2px solid #b38e17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38e17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 142 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38e17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38e17, #8ab317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38e17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 142 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.86 #4c71e8 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b38e17  rgb(179, 142, 23)  hsl(46, 77%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#173cb3  rgb(23, 60, 179)  hsl(226, 77%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#17b38e  rgb(23, 179, 142)  hsl(166, 77%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#8e17b3  rgb(142, 23, 179)  hsl(286, 77%, 40%)  Dark Violet