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#B68B2A

#b68b2a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b68b2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 54.51% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.63% magenta, 76.92% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 41.57°, with 62.5% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2858

Complementary

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #2a55b6

Split complementary

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #2a9bb6
  3. #452ab6

Analogous

  1. #b6452a
  2. #b68b2a
  3. #9bb62a

Triadic

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #2ab68b
  3. #8b2ab6

Tetradic

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #55b62a
  3. #2a55b6
  4. #8b2ab6

Square

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #2ab645
  3. #2a55b6
  4. #b62a9b

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2c0d
  2. #785c1c
  3. #b68b2a
  4. #d8af55
  5. #e6cd93

Shades

#b68b2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #a47d26
  3. #926f22
  4. #7f611d
  5. #6d5319
  6. #5b4615
  7. #493811
  8. #372a0d
  9. #241c08
  10. #120e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#b68b2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #bd973f
  3. #c5a255
  4. #ccae6a
  5. #d3b97f
  6. #dbc595
  7. #e2d1aa
  8. #e9dcbf
  9. #f0e8d4
  10. #f8f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b68b2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b68b2a
  2. #b18a33
  3. #ab893b
  4. #a68844
  5. #a0874c
  6. #9b8655
  7. #96845e
  8. #908366
  9. #8b826f
  10. #858177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18f76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8b1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7962f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c67e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88b21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad922d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c08362 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b68b2a {
  color: #b68b2a;
}
Background
.bg-b68b2a {
  background-color: #b68b2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b68b2a {
  border: 2px solid #b68b2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b68b2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 139 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 63% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b68b2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b68b2a, #9bb62a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b68b2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 139 42 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.70 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.26 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.05 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.42 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.01 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.02 #4974d5 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b68b2a  rgb(182, 139, 42)  hsl(42, 63%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2a55b6  rgb(42, 85, 182)  hsl(222, 63%, 44%)  Sapphire
#2ab68b  rgb(42, 182, 139)  hsl(162, 63%, 44%)  Mint
#8b2ab6  rgb(139, 42, 182)  hsl(282, 63%, 44%)  Dark Violet