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#B48E2F

#b48e2f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b48e2f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 55.69% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.11% magenta, 73.89% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 58.59% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2925

Complementary

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #2f55b4

Split complementary

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #2f97b4
  3. #4c2fb4

Analogous

  1. #b44c2f
  2. #b48e2f
  3. #97b42f

Triadic

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #2fb48e
  3. #8e2fb4

Tetradic

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #55b42f
  3. #2f55b4
  4. #8e2fb4

Square

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #2fb44c
  3. #2f55b4
  4. #b42f97

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2e0f
  2. #775e1f
  3. #b48e2f
  4. #d4b25b
  5. #e4ce98

Shades

#b48e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #a2802a
  3. #907226
  4. #7e6321
  5. #6c551c
  6. #5a4718
  7. #483913
  8. #362b0e
  9. #241c09
  10. #120e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b48e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #bc9944
  3. #c3a559
  4. #cbb06d
  5. #d2bb82
  6. #dac797
  7. #e1d2ac
  8. #e9ddc1
  9. #f0e8d5
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b48e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b48e2f
  2. #af8d37
  3. #aa8b3f
  4. #a48a47
  5. #9f884f
  6. #9a8758
  7. #958660
  8. #908468
  9. #8a8370
  10. #858178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8d21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89734 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3817b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88e27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd8665 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b48e2f {
  color: #b48e2f;
}
Background
.bg-b48e2f {
  background-color: #b48e2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b48e2f {
  border: 2px solid #b48e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b48e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 142 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 59% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b48e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b48e2f, #97b42f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b48e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 142 47 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.11 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.17 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.36 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.75 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.44 #4b71d0 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b48e2f  rgb(180, 142, 47)  hsl(43, 59%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2f55b4  rgb(47, 85, 180)  hsl(223, 59%, 45%)  Sapphire
#2fb48e  rgb(47, 180, 142)  hsl(163, 59%, 45%)  Mint
#8e2fb4  rgb(142, 47, 180)  hsl(283, 59%, 45%)  Dark Orchid