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#BB8803

#bb8803 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8803 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 53.33% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 98.4% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.37°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 0.9.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2818

Complementary

  1. #bb8803
  2. #0336bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8803
  2. #0392bb
  3. #2c03bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2c03
  2. #bb8803
  3. #92bb03

Triadic

  1. #bb8803
  2. #03bb88
  3. #8803bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8803
  2. #36bb03
  3. #0336bb
  4. #8803bb

Square

  1. #bb8803
  2. #03bb2c
  3. #0336bb
  4. #bb0392

Monochromatic

  1. #241a01
  2. #705102
  3. #bb8803
  4. #fbba0f
  5. #fcd05b

Shades

#bb8803 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8803
  2. #a87a03
  3. #966d02
  4. #835f02
  5. #705202
  6. #5e4402
  7. #4b3601
  8. #382901
  9. #251b01
  10. #130e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8803 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8803
  2. #c2941c
  3. #c9a035
  4. #cfac4f
  5. #d6b868
  6. #ddc481
  7. #e4cf9a
  8. #ebdbb3
  9. #f1e7cd
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8803 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8803
  2. #b58710
  3. #af861c
  4. #a98629
  5. #a38535
  6. #9e8442
  7. #98834e
  8. #92825b
  9. #8c8267
  10. #868174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99611 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0910c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c67f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8803 {
  color: #bb8803;
}
Background
.bg-bb8803 {
  background-color: #bb8803;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8803 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8803;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8803;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 136 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8803 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8803, #92bb03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8803 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 136 3 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 0.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.94 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.95 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.40 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.00 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 11.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.67 #4477fc Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8803  rgb(187, 136, 3)  hsl(43, 97%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0336bb  rgb(3, 54, 187)  hsl(223, 97%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#03bb88  rgb(3, 187, 136)  hsl(163, 97%, 37%)  Mint
#8803bb  rgb(136, 3, 187)  hsl(283, 97%, 37%)  Dark Violet