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#B99705

#b99705 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b99705 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 59.22% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.38% magenta, 97.3% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 48.67°, with 94.74% saturation and 37.25% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3246

Complementary

  1. #b99705
  2. #0527b9

Split complementary

  1. #b99705
  2. #0581b9
  3. #3d05b9

Analogous

  1. #b93d05
  2. #b99705
  3. #81b905

Triadic

  1. #b99705
  2. #05b997
  3. #9705b9

Tetradic

  1. #b99705
  2. #27b905
  3. #0527b9
  4. #9705b9

Square

  1. #b99705
  2. #05b93d
  3. #0527b9
  4. #b90581

Monochromatic

  1. #241d01
  2. #6e5a03
  3. #b99705
  4. #f9cd12
  5. #fbdd5c

Shades

#b99705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99705
  2. #a78805
  3. #947904
  4. #826a04
  5. #6f5b03
  6. #5d4c03
  7. #4a3c02
  8. #382d02
  9. #251e01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99705
  2. #c0a11e
  3. #c7ac37
  4. #ceb650
  5. #d5c169
  6. #dccb82
  7. #e3d59b
  8. #eae0b4
  9. #f1eacd
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99705
  2. #b39511
  3. #ae921e
  4. #a8902a
  5. #a28e36
  6. #9d8c43
  7. #97894f
  8. #91875b
  9. #8b8567
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7997a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29e18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59c12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c38f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99705 {
  color: #b99705;
}
Background
.bg-b99705 {
  background-color: #b99705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99705 {
  border: 2px solid #b99705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 151 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99705, #81b905);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 151 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.29 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.21 #4668fa Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b99705  rgb(185, 151, 5)  hsl(49, 95%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0527b9  rgb(5, 39, 185)  hsl(229, 95%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#05b997  rgb(5, 185, 151)  hsl(169, 95%, 37%)  Mint
#9705b9  rgb(151, 5, 185)  hsl(289, 95%, 37%)  Dark Violet