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#BB9221

#bb9221 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9221 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 57.25% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.93% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.03°, with 70% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.3123

Complementary

  1. #bb9221
  2. #214abb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9221
  2. #2197bb
  3. #4521bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4521
  2. #bb9221
  3. #97bb21

Triadic

  1. #bb9221
  2. #21bb92
  3. #9221bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9221
  2. #4abb21
  3. #214abb
  4. #9221bb

Square

  1. #bb9221
  2. #21bb45
  3. #214abb
  4. #bb2197

Monochromatic

  1. #392c0a
  2. #7a5f16
  3. #bb9221
  4. #dfb74a
  5. #ead18b

Shades

#bb9221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9221
  2. #a8831e
  3. #96751a
  4. #836617
  5. #705814
  6. #5e4911
  7. #4b3a0d
  8. #382c0a
  9. #251d07
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9221
  2. #c29d37
  3. #c9a84d
  4. #cfb364
  5. #d6be7a
  6. #ddc990
  7. #e4d3a6
  8. #ebdebc
  9. #f1e9d3
  10. #f8f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9221
  2. #b5902b
  3. #af8e34
  4. #a98d3e
  5. #a38b47
  6. #9e8951
  7. #98875a
  8. #928564
  9. #8c846d
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7957a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59101 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb847d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9212 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49825 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58a65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9221 {
  color: #bb9221;
}
Background
.bg-bb9221 {
  background-color: #bb9221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9221 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 146 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9221, #97bb21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 146 33 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.09 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.30 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.55 #446dde Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9221  rgb(187, 146, 33)  hsl(44, 70%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#214abb  rgb(33, 74, 187)  hsl(224, 70%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#21bb92  rgb(33, 187, 146)  hsl(164, 70%, 43%)  Mint
#9221bb  rgb(146, 33, 187)  hsl(284, 70%, 43%)  Dark Violet