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#BB9235

#bb9235 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9235 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.93% magenta, 71.66% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.64°, with 55.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3138

Complementary

  1. #bb9235
  2. #355ebb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9235
  2. #35a1bb
  3. #4f35bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4f35
  2. #bb9235
  3. #a1bb35

Triadic

  1. #bb9235
  2. #35bb92
  3. #9235bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9235
  2. #5ebb35
  3. #355ebb
  4. #9235bb

Square

  1. #bb9235
  2. #35bb4f
  3. #355ebb
  4. #bb35a1

Monochromatic

  1. #443513
  2. #7f6324
  3. #bb9235
  4. #d4b368
  5. #e5d1a4

Shades

#bb9235 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9235
  2. #a88330
  3. #96752a
  4. #836625
  5. #705820
  6. #5e491b
  7. #4b3a15
  8. #382c10
  9. #251d0b
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9235 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9235
  2. #c29d49
  3. #c9a85d
  4. #cfb372
  5. #d6be86
  6. #ddc99a
  7. #e4d3ae
  8. #ebdec2
  9. #f1e9d7
  10. #f8f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9235 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9235
  2. #b5903d
  3. #af8e44
  4. #a98d4c
  5. #a38b53
  6. #9e895b
  7. #988762
  8. #92856a
  9. #8c8471
  10. #868279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7967c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb857f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae922e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58a69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9235 {
  color: #bb9235;
}
Background
.bg-bb9235 {
  background-color: #bb9235;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9235 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9235;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9235;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 146 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9235 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9235, #a1bb35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9235 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 146 53 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.54 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.72 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.06 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.29 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.36 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.37 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.68 #446dca Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9235  rgb(187, 146, 53)  hsl(42, 56%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#355ebb  rgb(53, 94, 187)  hsl(222, 56%, 47%)  Denim
#35bb92  rgb(53, 187, 146)  hsl(162, 56%, 47%)  Mint
#9235bb  rgb(146, 53, 187)  hsl(282, 56%, 47%)  Dark Orchid