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#BB8E27

#bb8e27 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8e27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 55.69% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.06% magenta, 79.14% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.76°, with 65.49% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3006

Complementary

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #2754bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #279ebb
  3. #4427bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4427
  2. #bb8e27
  3. #9ebb27

Triadic

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #27bb8e
  3. #8e27bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #54bb27
  3. #2754bb
  4. #8e27bb

Square

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #27bb44
  3. #2754bb
  4. #bb279e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2e0d
  2. #7c5e1a
  3. #bb8e27
  4. #dbb253
  5. #e8ce93

Shades

#bb8e27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #a88023
  3. #96721f
  4. #83631b
  5. #705517
  6. #5e4714
  7. #4b3910
  8. #382b0c
  9. #251c08
  10. #130e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8e27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #c2993d
  3. #c9a552
  4. #cfb068
  5. #d6bb7d
  6. #ddc793
  7. #e4d2a9
  8. #ebddbe
  9. #f1e8d4
  10. #f8f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8e27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8e27
  2. #b58d30
  3. #af8b39
  4. #a98a42
  5. #a3884b
  6. #9e8754
  7. #98865c
  8. #928465
  9. #8c836e
  10. #868177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9a2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb807a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8e1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2952a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8e27 {
  color: #bb8e27;
}
Background
.bg-bb8e27 {
  background-color: #bb8e27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8e27 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8e27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8e27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 142 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8e27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8e27, #9ebb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8e27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 142 39 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.84 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.95 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.96 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.00 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.38 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.52 #4471d8 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8e27  rgb(187, 142, 39)  hsl(42, 65%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2754bb  rgb(39, 84, 187)  hsl(222, 65%, 44%)  Sapphire
#27bb8e  rgb(39, 187, 142)  hsl(162, 65%, 44%)  Mint
#8e27bb  rgb(142, 39, 187)  hsl(282, 65%, 44%)  Dark Violet