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#B59145

#b59145 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b59145 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 56.86% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.89% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 40.71°, with 44.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.305

Complementary

  1. #b59145
  2. #4569b5

Split complementary

  1. #b59145
  2. #45a1b5
  3. #5945b5

Analogous

  1. #b55945
  2. #b59145
  3. #a1b545

Triadic

  1. #b59145
  2. #45b591
  3. #9145b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59145
  2. #69b545
  3. #4569b5
  4. #9145b5

Square

  1. #b59145
  2. #45b559
  3. #4569b5
  4. #b545a1

Monochromatic

  1. #46381b
  2. #7e6530
  3. #b59145
  4. #ccb27a
  5. #e1d2b2

Shades

#b59145 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59145
  2. #a3833e
  3. #917437
  4. #7f6630
  5. #6d5729
  6. #5b4923
  7. #483a1c
  8. #362c15
  9. #241d0e
  10. #120f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59145 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59145
  2. #bc9c58
  3. #c4a76a
  4. #cbb27d
  5. #d3bd8f
  6. #dac8a2
  7. #e1d3b5
  8. #e9dec7
  9. #f0e9da
  10. #f8f4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59145 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59145
  2. #b08f4b
  3. #aa8e51
  4. #a58c57
  5. #a08a5d
  6. #9b8963
  7. #958768
  8. #90856e
  9. #8b8374
  10. #85827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3947d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1913d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9a48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c38580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99141 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9647 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be8a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59145 {
  color: #b59145;
}
Background
.bg-b59145 {
  background-color: #b59145;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59145 {
  border: 2px solid #b59145;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59145;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 145 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 45% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59145 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59145, #a1b545);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59145 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 145 69 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.22 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.84 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.53 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.90 #4a6eba Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b59145  rgb(181, 145, 69)  hsl(41, 45%, 49%)  Dark Goldenrod
#4569b5  rgb(69, 105, 181)  hsl(221, 45%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#45b591  rgb(69, 181, 145)  hsl(161, 45%, 49%)  Mint
#9145b5  rgb(145, 69, 181)  hsl(281, 45%, 49%)  Purpureus