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#BB8B01

#bb8b01 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8b01 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 54.51% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.67% magenta, 99.47% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.52°, with 98.94% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2903

Complementary

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #0131bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #018ebb
  3. #2e01bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2e01
  2. #bb8b01
  3. #8ebb01

Triadic

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #01bb8b
  3. #8b01bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #31bb01
  3. #0131bb
  4. #8b01bb

Square

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #01bb2e
  3. #0131bb
  4. #bb018e

Monochromatic

  1. #231a00
  2. #6f5201
  3. #bb8b01
  4. #febf0b
  5. #fed357

Shades

#bb8b01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #a87d01
  3. #966f01
  4. #836101
  5. #705301
  6. #5e4601
  7. #4b3800
  8. #382a00
  9. #251c00
  10. #130e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8b01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #c2971a
  3. #c9a234
  4. #cfae4d
  5. #d6b967
  6. #ddc580
  7. #e4d199
  8. #ebdcb3
  9. #f1e8cc
  10. #f8f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8b01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8b01
  2. #b58a0e
  3. #af891a
  4. #a98827
  5. #a38734
  6. #9e8641
  7. #98844d
  8. #92835a
  9. #8c8267
  10. #868173
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49074 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9811 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7c76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1930b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5825d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8b01 {
  color: #bb8b01;
}
Background
.bg-bb8b01 {
  background-color: #bb8b01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8b01 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8b01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8b01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 139 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8b01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8b01, #8ebb01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8b01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 139 1 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.19 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.95 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.61 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.80 #4474fe Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8b01  rgb(187, 139, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0131bb  rgb(1, 49, 187)  hsl(225, 99%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#01bb8b  rgb(1, 187, 139)  hsl(165, 99%, 37%)  Mint
#8b01bb  rgb(139, 1, 187)  hsl(285, 99%, 37%)  Dark Violet