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#BB8600

#bb8600 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8600 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 52.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.34% magenta, 100% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.99°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 0.85.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #bb8600
  2. #0035bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8600
  2. #0093bb
  3. #2800bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2800
  2. #bb8600
  3. #93bb00

Triadic

  1. #bb8600
  2. #00bb86
  3. #8600bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8600
  2. #35bb00
  3. #0035bb
  4. #8600bb

Square

  1. #bb8600
  2. #00bb28
  3. #0035bb
  4. #bb0093

Monochromatic

  1. #221800
  2. #6f4f00
  3. #bb8600
  4. #ffb909
  5. #ffcf55

Shades

#bb8600 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8600
  2. #a87900
  3. #966b00
  4. #835e00
  5. #705000
  6. #5e4300
  7. #4b3600
  8. #382800
  9. #251b00
  10. #130d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8600 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8600
  2. #c2921a
  3. #c99e33
  4. #cfaa4d
  5. #d6b666
  6. #ddc380
  7. #e4cf99
  8. #ebdbb3
  9. #f1e7cc
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8600 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8600
  2. #b5850d
  3. #af851a
  4. #a98426
  5. #a38433
  6. #9e8340
  7. #98824d
  8. #92825a
  9. #8c8166
  10. #868173
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7950e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8f09 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c67d59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8600 {
  color: #bb8600;
}
Background
.bg-bb8600 {
  background-color: #bb8600;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8600 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8600;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8600;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 134 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8600 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8600, #93bb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8600 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 134 0 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 0.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.05 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.50 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.54 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.59 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.67 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 11.23 #4479ff Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8600  rgb(187, 134, 0)  hsl(43, 100%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0035bb  rgb(0, 53, 187)  hsl(223, 100%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#00bb86  rgb(0, 187, 134)  hsl(163, 100%, 37%)  Mint
#8600bb  rgb(134, 0, 187)  hsl(283, 100%, 37%)  Dark Violet