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#B7942E

#b7942e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b7942e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.13% magenta, 74.86% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 44.67°, with 59.83% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.3144

Complementary

  1. #b7942e
  2. #2e51b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7942e
  2. #2e95b7
  3. #4f2eb7

Analogous

  1. #b74f2e
  2. #b7942e
  3. #95b72e

Triadic

  1. #b7942e
  2. #2eb794
  3. #942eb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7942e
  2. #51b72e
  3. #2e51b7
  4. #942eb7

Square

  1. #b7942e
  2. #2eb74f
  3. #2e51b7
  4. #b72e95

Monochromatic

  1. #3d310f
  2. #7a631f
  3. #b7942e
  4. #d6b75c
  5. #e5d299

Shades

#b7942e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7942e
  2. #a58529
  3. #927625
  4. #806820
  5. #6e591c
  6. #5c4a17
  7. #493b12
  8. #372c0e
  9. #251e09
  10. #120f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7942e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7942e
  2. #be9f43
  3. #c5a958
  4. #cdb46d
  5. #d4bf82
  6. #dbca97
  7. #e2d4ab
  8. #e9dfc0
  9. #f1ead5
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7942e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7942e
  2. #b29236
  3. #ac903e
  4. #a78e47
  5. #a18c4f
  6. #9c8a57
  7. #96885f
  8. #918667
  9. #8b8470
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5967b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5931e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9325 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29931 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c08c69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7942e {
  color: #b7942e;
}
Background
.bg-b7942e {
  background-color: #b7942e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7942e {
  border: 2px solid #b7942e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7942e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 148 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7942e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7942e, #95b72e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7942e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 148 46 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.49 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.88 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.78 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.83 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.67 #486bd1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b7942e  rgb(183, 148, 46)  hsl(45, 60%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2e51b7  rgb(46, 81, 183)  hsl(225, 60%, 45%)  Sapphire
#2eb794  rgb(46, 183, 148)  hsl(165, 60%, 45%)  Mint
#942eb7  rgb(148, 46, 183)  hsl(285, 60%, 45%)  Dark Orchid