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#BB9012

#bb9012 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9012 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 56.47% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.99% magenta, 90.37% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.73°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.3055

Complementary

  1. #bb9012
  2. #123dbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9012
  2. #1292bb
  3. #3b12bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3b12
  2. #bb9012
  3. #92bb12

Triadic

  1. #bb9012
  2. #12bb90
  3. #9012bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9012
  2. #3dbb12
  3. #123dbb
  4. #9012bb

Square

  1. #bb9012
  2. #12bb3b
  3. #123dbb
  4. #bb1292

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2505
  2. #755a0b
  3. #bb9012
  4. #ebbb2f
  5. #f2d274

Shades

#bb9012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9012
  2. #a88210
  3. #96730e
  4. #83650d
  5. #70560b
  6. #5e4809
  7. #4b3a07
  8. #382b05
  9. #251d04
  10. #130e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9012
  2. #c29b2a
  3. #c9a641
  4. #cfb159
  5. #d6bc71
  6. #ddc889
  7. #e4d3a0
  8. #ebdeb8
  9. #f1e9d0
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9012
  2. #b58e1d
  3. #af8d28
  4. #a98b33
  5. #a38a3e
  6. #9e8849
  7. #988654
  8. #92855f
  9. #8c836a
  10. #868275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69477 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc827b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39719 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58861 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9012 {
  color: #bb9012;
}
Background
.bg-bb9012 {
  background-color: #bb9012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9012 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 144 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9012, #92bb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 144 18 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.67 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.00 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.20 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.91 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.22 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.15 #446fed Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9012  rgb(187, 144, 18)  hsl(45, 82%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#123dbb  rgb(18, 61, 187)  hsl(225, 82%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#12bb90  rgb(18, 187, 144)  hsl(165, 82%, 40%)  Mint
#9012bb  rgb(144, 18, 187)  hsl(285, 82%, 40%)  Dark Violet