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#BB8519

#bb8519 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8519 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 52.16% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.88% magenta, 86.63% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2741

Complementary

  1. #bb8519
  2. #194fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8519
  2. #19a0bb
  3. #3419bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3419
  2. #bb8519
  3. #a0bb19

Triadic

  1. #bb8519
  2. #19bb85
  3. #8519bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8519
  2. #4fbb19
  3. #194fbb
  4. #8519bb

Square

  1. #bb8519
  2. #19bb34
  3. #194fbb
  4. #bb19a0

Monochromatic

  1. #342507
  2. #785510
  3. #bb8519
  4. #e5ac3c
  5. #eec97f

Shades

#bb8519 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8519
  2. #a87817
  3. #966a14
  4. #835d12
  5. #70500f
  6. #5e430d
  7. #4b350a
  8. #382808
  9. #251b05
  10. #130d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8519 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8519
  2. #c29130
  3. #c99d47
  4. #cfaa5e
  5. #d6b675
  6. #ddc28c
  7. #e4cea3
  8. #ebdaba
  9. #f1e7d1
  10. #f8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8519 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8519
  2. #b58523
  3. #af842e
  4. #a98438
  5. #a38342
  6. #9e834d
  7. #988257
  8. #928261
  9. #8c816b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a28b72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6941f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8e1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57c5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8519 {
  color: #bb8519;
}
Background
.bg-bb8519 {
  background-color: #bb8519;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8519 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8519;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8519;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 133 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8519 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8519, #a0bb19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8519 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 133 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.83 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.96 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.12 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.17 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.14 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 10.34 #447ae6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8519  rgb(187, 133, 25)  hsl(40, 76%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#194fbb  rgb(25, 79, 187)  hsl(220, 76%, 42%)  Sapphire
#19bb85  rgb(25, 187, 133)  hsl(160, 76%, 42%)  Mint
#8519bb  rgb(133, 25, 187)  hsl(280, 76%, 42%)  Dark Violet