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#B99321

#b99321 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b99321 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 57.65% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.54% magenta, 82.16% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 69.72% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3129

Complementary

  1. #b99321
  2. #2147b9

Split complementary

  1. #b99321
  2. #2193b9
  3. #4721b9

Analogous

  1. #b94721
  2. #b99321
  3. #93b921

Triadic

  1. #b99321
  2. #21b993
  3. #9321b9

Tetradic

  1. #b99321
  2. #47b921
  3. #2147b9
  4. #9321b9

Square

  1. #b99321
  2. #21b947
  3. #2147b9
  4. #b92193

Monochromatic

  1. #372c0a
  2. #785f15
  3. #b99321
  4. #deb948
  5. #ead289

Shades

#b99321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99321
  2. #a7841e
  3. #94761a
  4. #826717
  5. #6f5814
  6. #5d4a11
  7. #4a3b0d
  8. #382c0a
  9. #251d07
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99321
  2. #c09e37
  3. #c7a94d
  4. #ceb364
  5. #d5be7a
  6. #dcc990
  7. #e3d4a6
  8. #eadfbc
  9. #f1e9d3
  10. #f8f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99321
  2. #b3912b
  3. #ae8f34
  4. #a88d3e
  5. #a28b47
  6. #9d8a51
  7. #97885a
  8. #918664
  9. #8b846d
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6967a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9857e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9212 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39926 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c38b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99321 {
  color: #b99321;
}
Background
.bg-b99321 {
  background-color: #b99321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99321 {
  border: 2px solid #b99321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 147 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99321, #93b921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 147 33 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.96 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.19 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.30 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.03 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.54 #466cde Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b99321  rgb(185, 147, 33)  hsl(45, 70%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2147b9  rgb(33, 71, 185)  hsl(225, 70%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#21b993  rgb(33, 185, 147)  hsl(165, 70%, 43%)  Mint
#9321b9  rgb(147, 33, 185)  hsl(285, 70%, 43%)  Dark Violet