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#BB830C

#bb830c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb830c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.95% magenta, 93.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 40.8°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 1.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2682

Complementary

  1. #bb830c
  2. #0c44bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb830c
  2. #0c9cbb
  3. #2c0cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb2c0c
  2. #bb830c
  3. #9cbb0c

Triadic

  1. #bb830c
  2. #0cbb83
  3. #830cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb830c
  2. #44bb0c
  3. #0c44bb
  4. #830cbb

Square

  1. #bb830c
  2. #0cbb2c
  3. #0c44bb
  4. #bb0c9c

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1e03
  2. #735107
  3. #bb830c
  4. #f1af23
  5. #f5c96b

Shades

#bb830c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb830c
  2. #a8760b
  3. #96690a
  4. #835c08
  5. #704f07
  6. #5e4206
  7. #4b3405
  8. #382704
  9. #251a02
  10. #130d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb830c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb830c
  2. #c28f24
  3. #c99c3d
  4. #cfa855
  5. #d6b56d
  6. #ddc186
  7. #e4cd9e
  8. #ebdab6
  9. #f1e6ce
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb830c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb830c
  2. #b58318
  3. #af8223
  4. #a9822f
  5. #a3823a
  6. #9e8246
  7. #988152
  8. #92815d
  9. #8c8169
  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 #a59315 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc736f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8d12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c67a58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb830c {
  color: #bb830c;
}
Background
.bg-bb830c {
  background-color: #bb830c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb830c {
  border: 2px solid #bb830c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb830c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 131 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb830c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb830c, #9cbb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb830c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 131 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.99 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.19 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.22 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.36 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.97 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.22 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.54 #447cf3 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb830c  rgb(187, 131, 12)  hsl(41, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c44bb  rgb(12, 68, 187)  hsl(221, 88%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#0cbb83  rgb(12, 187, 131)  hsl(161, 88%, 39%)  Mint
#830cbb  rgb(131, 12, 187)  hsl(281, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet