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#BB9228

#bb9228 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9228 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.93% magenta, 78.61% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.27°, with 64.76% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3128

Complementary

  1. #bb9228
  2. #2851bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9228
  2. #289abb
  3. #4928bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4928
  2. #bb9228
  3. #9abb28

Triadic

  1. #bb9228
  2. #28bb92
  3. #9228bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9228
  2. #51bb28
  3. #2851bb
  4. #9228bb

Square

  1. #bb9228
  2. #28bb49
  3. #2851bb
  4. #bb289a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d300d
  2. #7c611b
  3. #bb9228
  4. #dbb555
  5. #e8d194

Shades

#bb9228 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9228
  2. #a88324
  3. #967520
  4. #83661c
  5. #705818
  6. #5e4914
  7. #4b3a10
  8. #382c0c
  9. #251d08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9228 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9228
  2. #c29d3e
  3. #c9a853
  4. #cfb369
  5. #d6be7e
  6. #ddc994
  7. #e4d3a9
  8. #ebdebf
  9. #f1e9d4
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9228 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9228
  2. #b59031
  3. #af8e3a
  4. #a98d42
  5. #a38b4b
  6. #9e8954
  7. #98875d
  8. #928566
  9. #8c846e
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7957a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59113 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb847e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae921d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4982c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58a66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9228 {
  color: #bb9228;
}
Background
.bg-bb9228 {
  background-color: #bb9228;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9228 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9228;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9228;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 146 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9228 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9228, #9abb28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9228 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 146 40 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.21 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.25 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.11 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.43 #446dd7 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9228  rgb(187, 146, 40)  hsl(43, 65%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2851bb  rgb(40, 81, 187)  hsl(223, 65%, 45%)  Sapphire
#28bb92  rgb(40, 187, 146)  hsl(163, 65%, 45%)  Mint
#9228bb  rgb(146, 40, 187)  hsl(283, 65%, 45%)  Dark Orchid