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#B59232

#b59232 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b59232 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 57.25% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.34% magenta, 72.38% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 43.97°, with 56.71% saturation and 45.29% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3061

Complementary

  1. #b59232
  2. #3255b5

Split complementary

  1. #b59232
  2. #3296b5
  3. #5032b5

Analogous

  1. #b55032
  2. #b59232
  3. #96b532

Triadic

  1. #b59232
  2. #32b592
  3. #9232b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59232
  2. #55b532
  3. #3255b5
  4. #9232b5

Square

  1. #b59232
  2. #32b550
  3. #3255b5
  4. #b53296

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3111
  2. #796221
  3. #b59232
  4. #d3b460
  5. #e4d19c

Shades

#b59232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59232
  2. #a3832d
  3. #917528
  4. #7f6623
  5. #6d581e
  6. #5b4919
  7. #483a14
  8. #362c0f
  9. #241d0a
  10. #120f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59232
  2. #bc9d47
  3. #c4a85b
  4. #cbb370
  5. #d3be84
  6. #dac999
  7. #e1d3ad
  8. #e9dec2
  9. #f0e9d6
  10. #f8f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59232
  2. #b0903a
  3. #aa8e42
  4. #a58d49
  5. #a08b51
  6. #9b8959
  7. #958761
  8. #908569
  9. #8b8470
  10. #858278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3957b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39124 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9a37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4857f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab912a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9735 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be8b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59232 {
  color: #b59232;
}
Background
.bg-b59232 {
  background-color: #b59232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59232 {
  border: 2px solid #b59232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 146 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59232, #96b532);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 146 50 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.54 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.28 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.63 #4a6dcd Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b59232  rgb(181, 146, 50)  hsl(44, 57%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3255b5  rgb(50, 85, 181)  hsl(224, 57%, 45%)  Sapphire
#32b592  rgb(50, 181, 146)  hsl(164, 57%, 45%)  Mint
#9232b5  rgb(146, 50, 181)  hsl(284, 57%, 45%)  Dark Orchid