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#B4903E

#b4903e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b4903e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 56.47% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 65.56% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 41.69°, with 48.76% saturation and 47.45% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3

Complementary

  1. #b4903e
  2. #3e62b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4903e
  2. #3e9db4
  3. #553eb4

Analogous

  1. #b4553e
  2. #b4903e
  3. #9db43e

Triadic

  1. #b4903e
  2. #3eb490
  3. #903eb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4903e
  2. #62b43e
  3. #3e62b4
  4. #903eb4

Square

  1. #b4903e
  2. #3eb455
  3. #3e62b4
  4. #b43e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #423517
  2. #7b622a
  3. #b4903e
  4. #ceb171
  5. #e2d0a9

Shades

#b4903e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4903e
  2. #a28238
  3. #907332
  4. #7e652b
  5. #6c5625
  6. #5a481f
  7. #483a19
  8. #362b13
  9. #241d0c
  10. #120e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4903e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4903e
  2. #bc9b51
  3. #c3a665
  4. #cbb178
  5. #d2bc8b
  6. #dac89f
  7. #e1d3b2
  8. #e9dec5
  9. #f0e9d8
  10. #f8f4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4903e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4903e
  2. #af8e45
  3. #aa8d4b
  4. #a48b52
  5. #9f8a58
  6. #9a885f
  7. #958666
  8. #90856c
  9. #8a8373
  10. #858279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2937b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08f35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99941 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3847e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99039 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd896a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4903e {
  color: #b4903e;
}
Background
.bg-b4903e {
  background-color: #b4903e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4903e {
  border: 2px solid #b4903e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4903e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 144 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 49% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4903e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4903e, #9db43e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4903e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 144 62 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.50 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.30 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.10 #4b6fc1 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b4903e  rgb(180, 144, 62)  hsl(42, 49%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3e62b4  rgb(62, 98, 180)  hsl(222, 49%, 47%)  Denim
#3eb490  rgb(62, 180, 144)  hsl(162, 49%, 47%)  Mint
#903eb4  rgb(144, 62, 180)  hsl(282, 49%, 47%)  Dark Orchid