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#BB8D14

#bb8d14 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8d14 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 55.29% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 89.3% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.47°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #1442bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #1496bb
  3. #3914bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3914
  2. #bb8d14
  3. #96bb14

Triadic

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #14bb8d
  3. #8d14bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #42bb14
  3. #1442bb
  4. #8d14bb

Square

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #14bb39
  3. #1442bb
  4. #bb1496

Monochromatic

  1. #312505
  2. #76590d
  3. #bb8d14
  4. #e9b732
  5. #f1cf77

Shades

#bb8d14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #a87f12
  3. #967110
  4. #83630e
  5. #70550c
  6. #5e470a
  7. #4b3808
  8. #382a06
  9. #251c04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8d14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #c2982c
  3. #c9a443
  4. #cfaf5b
  5. #d6bb72
  6. #ddc68a
  7. #e4d1a1
  8. #ebddb9
  9. #f1e8d0
  10. #f8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8d14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8d14
  2. #b58c1f
  3. #af8a2a
  4. #a98934
  5. #a3883f
  6. #9e874a
  7. #988555
  8. #928460
  9. #8c836a
  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 #a59176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac991d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc7e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2941a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58460 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8d14 {
  color: #bb8d14;
}
Background
.bg-bb8d14 {
  background-color: #bb8d14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8d14 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8d14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8d14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 141 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8d14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8d14, #96bb14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8d14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 141 20 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.41 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.82 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.00 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.11 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.01 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 11.23 #4472eb Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8d14  rgb(187, 141, 20)  hsl(43, 81%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1442bb  rgb(20, 66, 187)  hsl(223, 81%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#14bb8d  rgb(20, 187, 141)  hsl(163, 81%, 41%)  Mint
#8d14bb  rgb(141, 20, 187)  hsl(283, 81%, 41%)  Dark Violet