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#BB8C19

#bb8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.13% magenta, 86.63% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.59°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (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 luminance0.2939

Complementary

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #1948bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #1999bb
  3. #3b19bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3b19
  2. #bb8c19
  3. #99bb19

Triadic

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #19bb8c
  3. #8c19bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #48bb19
  3. #1948bb
  4. #8c19bb

Square

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #19bb3b
  3. #1948bb
  4. #bb1999

Monochromatic

  1. #342707
  2. #785910
  3. #bb8c19
  4. #e5b43c
  5. #eece7f

Shades

#bb8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #a87e17
  3. #967014
  4. #836212
  5. #70540f
  6. #5e460d
  7. #4b380a
  8. #382a08
  9. #251c05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #c29830
  3. #c9a347
  4. #cfaf5e
  5. #d6ba75
  6. #ddc68c
  7. #e4d1a3
  8. #ebddba
  9. #f1e8d1
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8c19
  2. #b58b23
  3. #af8a2e
  4. #a98838
  5. #a38742
  6. #9e864d
  7. #988557
  8. #928461
  9. #8c826b
  10. #868176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9820 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8c04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1941e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8c19 {
  color: #bb8c19;
}
Background
.bg-bb8c19 {
  background-color: #bb8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8c19, #99bb19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 1.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.84 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.40 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.05 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.23 #4473e6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8c19  rgb(187, 140, 25)  hsl(43, 76%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1948bb  rgb(25, 72, 187)  hsl(223, 76%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#19bb8c  rgb(25, 187, 140)  hsl(163, 76%, 42%)  Mint
#8c19bb  rgb(140, 25, 187)  hsl(283, 76%, 42%)  Dark Violet