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#B9942E

#b9942e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9942e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 58.04% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 75.14% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.03°, with 60.17% saturation and 45.29% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3169

Complementary

  1. #b9942e
  2. #2e53b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9942e
  2. #2e98b9
  3. #4e2eb9

Analogous

  1. #b94e2e
  2. #b9942e
  3. #98b92e

Triadic

  1. #b9942e
  2. #2eb994
  3. #942eb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9942e
  2. #53b92e
  3. #2e53b9
  4. #942eb9

Square

  1. #b9942e
  2. #2eb94e
  3. #2e53b9
  4. #b92e98

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3210
  2. #7c631f
  3. #b9942e
  4. #d7b65d
  5. #e6d29a

Shades

#b9942e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9942e
  2. #a78529
  3. #947625
  4. #826820
  5. #6f591c
  6. #5d4a17
  7. #4a3b12
  8. #382c0e
  9. #251e09
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9942e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9942e
  2. #c09f43
  3. #c7a958
  4. #ceb46d
  5. #d5bf82
  6. #dcca97
  7. #e3d4ab
  8. #eadfc0
  9. #f1ead5
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9942e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9942e
  2. #b39236
  3. #ae903e
  4. #a88e47
  5. #a28c4f
  6. #9d8a57
  7. #97885f
  8. #918667
  9. #8b8470
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7977c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6931d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9325 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39931 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c38c69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9942e {
  color: #b9942e;
}
Background
.bg-b9942e {
  background-color: #b9942e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9942e {
  border: 2px solid #b9942e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9942e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 148 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9942e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9942e, #98b92e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9942e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 148 46 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.48 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.92 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.99 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.09 #466bd1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b9942e  rgb(185, 148, 46)  hsl(44, 60%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2e53b9  rgb(46, 83, 185)  hsl(224, 60%, 45%)  Sapphire
#2eb994  rgb(46, 185, 148)  hsl(164, 60%, 45%)  Mint
#942eb9  rgb(148, 46, 185)  hsl(284, 60%, 45%)  Dark Orchid