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#B59404

#b59404 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b59404 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 58.04% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.23% magenta, 97.79% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 48.81°, with 95.68% saturation and 36.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.3101

Complementary

  1. #b59404
  2. #0425b5

Split complementary

  1. #b59404
  2. #047db5
  3. #3b04b5

Analogous

  1. #b53b04
  2. #b59404
  3. #7db504

Triadic

  1. #b59404
  2. #04b594
  3. #9404b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59404
  2. #25b504
  3. #0425b5
  4. #9404b5

Square

  1. #b59404
  2. #04b53b
  3. #0425b5
  4. #b5047d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1a01
  2. #6a5702
  3. #b59404
  4. #facd0c
  5. #fbdd57

Shades

#b59404 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59404
  2. #a38504
  3. #917603
  4. #7f6803
  5. #6d5902
  6. #5b4a02
  7. #483b02
  8. #362c01
  9. #241e01
  10. #120f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59404 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59404
  2. #bc9f1d
  3. #c4a936
  4. #cbb44f
  5. #d3bf68
  6. #daca82
  7. #e1d49b
  8. #e9dfb4
  9. #f0eacd
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59404 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59404
  2. #b09210
  3. #aa901d
  4. #a58e29
  5. #a08c36
  6. #9b8a42
  7. #95884e
  8. #90865b
  9. #8b8467
  10. #858274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49678 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5867e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b19811 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf8c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59404 {
  color: #b59404;
}
Background
.bg-b59404 {
  background-color: #b59404;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59404 {
  border: 2px solid #b59404;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59404;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 148 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59404 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59404, #7db504);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59404 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 148 4 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.64 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.64 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.21 #4a6bfb Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b59404  rgb(181, 148, 4)  hsl(49, 96%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0425b5  rgb(4, 37, 181)  hsl(229, 96%, 36%)  Zaffre
#04b594  rgb(4, 181, 148)  hsl(169, 96%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#9404b5  rgb(148, 4, 181)  hsl(289, 96%, 36%)  Dark Violet