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#B79421

#b79421 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b79421 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 58.04% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.13% magenta, 81.97% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 46°, with 69.44% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.3136

Complementary

  1. #b79421
  2. #2144b7

Split complementary

  1. #b79421
  2. #218fb7
  3. #4921b7

Analogous

  1. #b74921
  2. #b79421
  3. #8fb721

Triadic

  1. #b79421
  2. #21b794
  3. #9421b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79421
  2. #44b721
  3. #2144b7
  4. #9421b7

Square

  1. #b79421
  2. #21b749
  3. #2144b7
  4. #b7218f

Monochromatic

  1. #352b0a
  2. #766015
  3. #b79421
  4. #debb47
  5. #e9d388

Shades

#b79421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79421
  2. #a5851e
  3. #92761a
  4. #806817
  5. #6e5914
  6. #5c4a11
  7. #493b0d
  8. #372c0a
  9. #251e07
  10. #120f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79421
  2. #be9f37
  3. #c5a94d
  4. #cdb464
  5. #d4bf7a
  6. #dbca90
  7. #e2d4a6
  8. #e9dfbc
  9. #f1ead3
  10. #f8f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79421
  2. #b2922b
  3. #ac9034
  4. #a78e3e
  5. #a18c47
  6. #9c8a51
  7. #96885a
  8. #918664
  9. #8b846d
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5967a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7877f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9312 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29926 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c18c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79421 {
  color: #b79421;
}
Background
.bg-b79421 {
  background-color: #b79421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79421 {
  border: 2px solid #b79421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 148 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 69% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79421, #8fb721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 148 33 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.75 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.54 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.02 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.80 #486bde Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b79421  rgb(183, 148, 33)  hsl(46, 69%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2144b7  rgb(33, 68, 183)  hsl(226, 69%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#21b794  rgb(33, 183, 148)  hsl(166, 69%, 42%)  Mint
#9421b7  rgb(148, 33, 183)  hsl(286, 69%, 42%)  Dark Violet