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#B38F30

#b38f30 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b38f30 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.08% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.11% magenta, 73.18% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 43.51°, with 57.71% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.2944

Complementary

  1. #b38f30
  2. #3054b3

Split complementary

  1. #b38f30
  2. #3096b3
  3. #4d30b3

Analogous

  1. #b34d30
  2. #b38f30
  3. #96b330

Triadic

  1. #b38f30
  2. #30b38f
  3. #8f30b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38f30
  2. #54b330
  3. #3054b3
  4. #8f30b3

Square

  1. #b38f30
  2. #30b34d
  3. #3054b3
  4. #b33096

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2f10
  2. #775f20
  3. #b38f30
  4. #d3b35c
  5. #e4cf98

Shades

#b38f30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38f30
  2. #a1812b
  3. #8f7226
  4. #7d6422
  5. #6b561d
  6. #5a4818
  7. #483913
  8. #362b0e
  9. #241d0a
  10. #120e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38f30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38f30
  2. #bb9a45
  3. #c2a559
  4. #cab16e
  5. #d1bc83
  6. #d9c798
  7. #e1d2ac
  8. #e8ddc1
  9. #f0e9d6
  10. #f7f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38f30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38f30
  2. #ae8e38
  3. #a98c40
  4. #a48b48
  5. #9f8950
  6. #9a8858
  7. #948660
  8. #8f8568
  9. #8a8370
  10. #858278
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08e22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2827c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc8866 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38f30 {
  color: #b38f30;
}
Background
.bg-b38f30 {
  background-color: #b38f30;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38f30 {
  border: 2px solid #b38f30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38f30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 143 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 58% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38f30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38f30, #96b330);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38f30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 143 48 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.84 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.16 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.92 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.50 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.22 #4c70cf Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b38f30  rgb(179, 143, 48)  hsl(44, 58%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3054b3  rgb(48, 84, 179)  hsl(224, 58%, 45%)  Sapphire
#30b38f  rgb(48, 179, 143)  hsl(164, 58%, 45%)  Mint
#8f30b3  rgb(143, 48, 179)  hsl(284, 58%, 45%)  Dark Orchid