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#B68E08

#b68e08 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b68e08 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 55.69% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.98% magenta, 95.6% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 46.21°, with 91.58% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2931

Complementary

  1. #b68e08
  2. #0830b6

Split complementary

  1. #b68e08
  2. #0887b6
  3. #3708b6

Analogous

  1. #b63708
  2. #b68e08
  3. #87b608

Triadic

  1. #b68e08
  2. #08b68e
  3. #8e08b6

Tetradic

  1. #b68e08
  2. #30b608
  3. #0830b6
  4. #8e08b6

Square

  1. #b68e08
  2. #08b637
  3. #0830b6
  4. #b60887

Monochromatic

  1. #231c02
  2. #6d5505
  3. #b68e08
  4. #f5c116
  5. #f8d55f

Shades

#b68e08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b68e08
  2. #a48007
  3. #927206
  4. #7f6306
  5. #6d5505
  6. #5b4704
  7. #493903
  8. #372b02
  9. #241c02
  10. #120e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b68e08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b68e08
  2. #bd9921
  3. #c5a539
  4. #ccb052
  5. #d3bb6b
  6. #dbc784
  7. #e2d29c
  8. #e9ddb5
  9. #f0e8ce
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b68e08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b68e08
  2. #b18d14
  3. #ab8b20
  4. #a68a2c
  5. #a08838
  6. #9b8744
  7. #968650
  8. #90845c
  9. #8b8368
  10. #858174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9817 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9412 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0865f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b68e08 {
  color: #b68e08;
}
Background
.bg-b68e08 {
  background-color: #b68e08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b68e08 {
  border: 2px solid #b68e08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b68e08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 142 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 92% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b68e08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b68e08, #87b608);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b68e08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 142 8 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.88 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.79 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.44 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.54 #4971f7 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b68e08  rgb(182, 142, 8)  hsl(46, 92%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0830b6  rgb(8, 48, 182)  hsl(226, 92%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#08b68e  rgb(8, 182, 142)  hsl(166, 92%, 37%)  Mint
#8e08b6  rgb(142, 8, 182)  hsl(286, 92%, 37%)  Dark Violet