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#B5942E

#b5942e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b5942e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 58.04% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.23% magenta, 74.59% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 45.33°, with 59.47% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.05.

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Relative luminance0.312

Complementary

  1. #b5942e
  2. #2e4fb5

Split complementary

  1. #b5942e
  2. #2e93b5
  3. #502eb5

Analogous

  1. #b5502e
  2. #b5942e
  3. #93b52e

Triadic

  1. #b5942e
  2. #2eb594
  3. #942eb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5942e
  2. #4fb52e
  3. #2e4fb5
  4. #942eb5

Square

  1. #b5942e
  2. #2eb550
  3. #2e4fb5
  4. #b52e93

Monochromatic

  1. #3b300f
  2. #78621e
  3. #b5942e
  4. #d5b75a
  5. #e5d297

Shades

#b5942e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5942e
  2. #a38529
  3. #917625
  4. #7f6820
  5. #6d591c
  6. #5b4a17
  7. #483b12
  8. #362c0e
  9. #241e09
  10. #120f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5942e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5942e
  2. #bc9f43
  3. #c4a958
  4. #cbb46d
  5. #d3bf82
  6. #daca97
  7. #e1d4ab
  8. #e9dfc0
  9. #f0ead5
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5942e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5942e
  2. #b09236
  3. #aa903e
  4. #a58e47
  5. #a08c4f
  6. #9b8a57
  7. #95885f
  8. #908667
  9. #8b8470
  10. #858278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4967b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5921e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9b34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c48780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9325 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09931 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be8d69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5942e {
  color: #b5942e;
}
Background
.bg-b5942e {
  background-color: #b5942e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5942e {
  border: 2px solid #b5942e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5942e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 148 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 59% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5942e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5942e, #93b52e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5942e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 148 46 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.60 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.25 #4a6bd1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b5942e  rgb(181, 148, 46)  hsl(45, 59%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2e4fb5  rgb(46, 79, 181)  hsl(225, 59%, 45%)  Sapphire
#2eb594  rgb(46, 181, 148)  hsl(165, 59%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#942eb5  rgb(148, 46, 181)  hsl(285, 59%, 45%)  Dark Orchid