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#BB880E

#bb880e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb880e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 92.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.31°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 0.78.

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Relative luminance0.282

Complementary

  1. #bb880e
  2. #0e41bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb880e
  2. #0e97bb
  3. #310ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb310e
  2. #bb880e
  3. #97bb0e

Triadic

  1. #bb880e
  2. #0ebb88
  3. #880ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb880e
  2. #41bb0e
  3. #0e41bb
  4. #880ebb

Square

  1. #bb880e
  2. #0ebb31
  3. #0e41bb
  4. #bb0e97

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2003
  2. #745409
  3. #bb880e
  4. #efb427
  5. #f4cd6e

Shades

#bb880e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb880e
  2. #a87a0d
  3. #966d0b
  4. #835f0a
  5. #705208
  6. #5e4407
  7. #4b3606
  8. #382904
  9. #251b03
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb880e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb880e
  2. #c29426
  3. #c9a03e
  4. #cfac56
  5. #d6b86e
  6. #ddc487
  7. #e4cf9f
  8. #ebdbb7
  9. #f1e7cf
  10. #f8f3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb880e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb880e
  2. #b58719
  3. #af8625
  4. #a98630
  5. #a3853c
  6. #9e8447
  7. #988352
  8. #92825e
  9. #8c8269
  10. #868175
  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 #a38d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89618 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09114 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57f5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb880e {
  color: #bb880e;
}
Background
.bg-bb880e {
  background-color: #bb880e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb880e {
  border: 2px solid #bb880e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb880e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 136 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb880e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb880e, #97bb0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb880e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 136 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 0.78 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.02 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.35 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.55 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.82 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 11.47 #4477f1 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb880e  rgb(187, 136, 14)  hsl(42, 86%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e41bb  rgb(14, 65, 187)  hsl(222, 86%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0ebb88  rgb(14, 187, 136)  hsl(162, 86%, 39%)  Mint
#880ebb  rgb(136, 14, 187)  hsl(282, 86%, 39%)  Dark Violet