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#BB830A

#bb830a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb830a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 51.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.95% magenta, 94.65% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.02°, with 89.85% saturation and 38.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.2682

Complementary

  1. #bb830a
  2. #0a42bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb830a
  2. #0a9bbb
  3. #2b0abb

Analogous

  1. #bb2b0a
  2. #bb830a
  3. #9bbb0a

Triadic

  1. #bb830a
  2. #0abb83
  3. #830abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb830a
  2. #42bb0a
  3. #0a42bb
  4. #830abb

Square

  1. #bb830a
  2. #0abb2b
  3. #0a42bb
  4. #bb0a9b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1d02
  2. #725006
  3. #bb830a
  4. #f3b01f
  5. #f7c967

Shades

#bb830a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb830a
  2. #a87609
  3. #966908
  4. #835c07
  5. #704f06
  6. #5e4205
  7. #4b3404
  8. #382703
  9. #251a02
  10. #130d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb830a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb830a
  2. #c28f23
  3. #c99c3b
  4. #cfa854
  5. #d6b56c
  6. #ddc185
  7. #e4cd9d
  8. #ebdab6
  9. #f1e6ce
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb830a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb830a
  2. #b58316
  3. #af8222
  4. #a9822d
  5. #a38239
  6. #9e8245
  7. #988151
  8. #92815d
  9. #8c8168
  10. #868074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a28970 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59314 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc736f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8d10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c67a58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb830a {
  color: #bb830a;
}
Background
.bg-bb830a {
  background-color: #bb830a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb830a {
  border: 2px solid #bb830a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb830a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 131 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb830a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb830a, #9bbb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb830a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 131 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.94 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.28 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.31 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.36 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.05 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.27 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.53 #447cf5 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb830a  rgb(187, 131, 10)  hsl(41, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a42bb  rgb(10, 66, 187)  hsl(221, 90%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0abb83  rgb(10, 187, 131)  hsl(161, 90%, 39%)  Mint
#830abb  rgb(131, 10, 187)  hsl(281, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet