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#BB8725

#bb8725 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8725 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 52.94% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.81% magenta, 80.21% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 39.2°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2803

Complementary

  1. #bb8725
  2. #2559bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8725
  2. #25a4bb
  3. #3c25bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3c25
  2. #bb8725
  3. #a4bb25

Triadic

  1. #bb8725
  2. #25bb87
  3. #8725bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8725
  2. #59bb25
  3. #2559bb
  4. #8725bb

Square

  1. #bb8725
  2. #25bb3c
  3. #2559bb
  4. #bb25a4

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2b0c
  2. #7b5918
  3. #bb8725
  4. #dcac50
  5. #e9ca90

Shades

#bb8725 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8725
  2. #a87a21
  3. #966c1e
  4. #835f1a
  5. #705116
  6. #5e4413
  7. #4b360f
  8. #38290b
  9. #251b07
  10. #130e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8725 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8725
  2. #c2933b
  3. #c99f51
  4. #cfab66
  5. #d6b77c
  6. #ddc392
  7. #e4cfa8
  8. #ebdbbe
  9. #f1e7d3
  10. #f8f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8725 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8725
  2. #b5862e
  3. #af8637
  4. #a98540
  5. #a38449
  6. #9e8453
  7. #98835c
  8. #928265
  9. #8c816e
  10. #868177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8912 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9881b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9028 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57f5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8725 {
  color: #bb8725;
}
Background
.bg-bb8725 {
  background-color: #bb8725;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8725 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8725;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8725;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 135 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8725 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8725, #a4bb25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8725 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 135 37 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.36 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.54 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.11 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.90 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.11 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.42 #4478da Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8725  rgb(187, 135, 37)  hsl(39, 67%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2559bb  rgb(37, 89, 187)  hsl(219, 67%, 44%)  Sapphire
#25bb87  rgb(37, 187, 135)  hsl(159, 67%, 44%)  Mint
#8725bb  rgb(135, 37, 187)  hsl(279, 67%, 44%)  Dark Violet