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#BB8D0D

#bb8d0d ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8d0d is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 55.29% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 93.05% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.14°, with 87% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2964

Complementary

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #0d3bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #0d92bb
  3. #360dbb

Analogous

  1. #bb360d
  2. #bb8d0d
  3. #92bb0d

Triadic

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #0dbb8d
  3. #8d0dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #3bbb0d
  3. #0d3bbb
  4. #8d0dbb

Square

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #0dbb36
  3. #0d3bbb
  4. #bb0d92

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2103
  2. #735708
  3. #bb8d0d
  4. #f0ba25
  5. #f5d16c

Shades

#bb8d0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #a87f0c
  3. #96710a
  4. #836309
  5. #705508
  6. #5e4707
  7. #4b3805
  8. #382a04
  9. #251c03
  10. #130e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8d0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #c29825
  3. #c9a43d
  4. #cfaf56
  5. #d6bb6e
  6. #ddc686
  7. #e4d19e
  8. #ebddb6
  9. #f1e8cf
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8d0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8d0d
  2. #b58c19
  3. #af8a24
  4. #a98930
  5. #a3883b
  6. #9e8747
  7. #988552
  8. #92845e
  9. #8c8369
  10. #868175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9919 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29415 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8d0d {
  color: #bb8d0d;
}
Background
.bg-bb8d0d {
  background-color: #bb8d0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8d0d {
  border: 2px solid #bb8d0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8d0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 141 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 87% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8d0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8d0d, #92bb0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8d0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 141 13 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.53 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.78 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.96 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.03 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.45 #4472f2 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8d0d  rgb(187, 141, 13)  hsl(44, 87%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0d3bbb  rgb(13, 59, 187)  hsl(224, 87%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0dbb8d  rgb(13, 187, 141)  hsl(164, 87%, 39%)  Mint
#8d0dbb  rgb(141, 13, 187)  hsl(284, 87%, 39%)  Dark Violet