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#B99208

#b99208 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b99208 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 57.25% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.08% magenta, 95.68% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 46.78°, with 91.71% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3089

Complementary

  1. #b99208
  2. #082fb9

Split complementary

  1. #b99208
  2. #0887b9
  3. #3908b9

Analogous

  1. #b93908
  2. #b99208
  3. #87b908

Triadic

  1. #b99208
  2. #08b992
  3. #9208b9

Tetradic

  1. #b99208
  2. #2fb908
  3. #082fb9
  4. #9208b9

Square

  1. #b99208
  2. #08b939
  3. #082fb9
  4. #b90887

Monochromatic

  1. #261e02
  2. #705805
  3. #b99208
  4. #f5c418
  5. #f8d762

Shades

#b99208 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99208
  2. #a78307
  3. #947506
  4. #826606
  5. #6f5805
  6. #5d4904
  7. #4a3a03
  8. #382c02
  9. #251d02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99208 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99208
  2. #c09d21
  3. #c7a839
  4. #ceb352
  5. #d5be6b
  6. #dcc984
  7. #e3d39c
  8. #eadeb5
  9. #f1e9ce
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99208 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99208
  2. #b39014
  3. #ae8e20
  4. #a88d2c
  5. #a28b38
  6. #9d8944
  7. #978750
  8. #91855c
  9. #8b8468
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9847c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39813 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c38a62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99208 {
  color: #b99208;
}
Background
.bg-b99208 {
  background-color: #b99208;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99208 {
  border: 2px solid #b99208;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99208;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 146 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99208 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99208, #87b908);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99208 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 146 8 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.40 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.45 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.28 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.00 #466df7 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b99208  rgb(185, 146, 8)  hsl(47, 92%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#082fb9  rgb(8, 47, 185)  hsl(227, 92%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#08b992  rgb(8, 185, 146)  hsl(167, 92%, 38%)  Mint
#9208b9  rgb(146, 8, 185)  hsl(287, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet