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#BB930A

#bb930a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb930a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 57.65% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.39% magenta, 94.65% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.44°, with 89.85% saturation and 38.63% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3145

Complementary

  1. #bb930a
  2. #0a32bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb930a
  2. #0a8bbb
  3. #3b0abb

Analogous

  1. #bb3b0a
  2. #bb930a
  3. #8bbb0a

Triadic

  1. #bb930a
  2. #0abb93
  3. #930abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb930a
  2. #32bb0a
  3. #0a32bb
  4. #930abb

Square

  1. #bb930a
  2. #0abb3b
  3. #0a32bb
  4. #bb0a8b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2102
  2. #725a06
  3. #bb930a
  4. #f3c31f
  5. #f7d667

Shades

#bb930a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb930a
  2. #a88409
  3. #967608
  4. #836707
  5. #705806
  6. #5e4a05
  7. #4b3b04
  8. #382c03
  9. #251d02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb930a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb930a
  2. #c29e23
  3. #c9a93b
  4. #cfb354
  5. #d6be6c
  6. #ddc985
  7. #e4d49d
  8. #ebdfb6
  9. #f1e9ce
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb930a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb930a
  2. #b59116
  3. #af8f22
  4. #a98d2d
  5. #a38b39
  6. #9e8a45
  7. #988851
  8. #92865d
  9. #8c8468
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79679 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc857d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb930a {
  color: #bb930a;
}
Background
.bg-bb930a {
  background-color: #bb930a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb930a {
  border: 2px solid #bb930a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb930a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 147 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb930a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb930a, #8bbb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb930a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 147 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.05 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.04 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.55 #446cf5 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb930a  rgb(187, 147, 10)  hsl(46, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a32bb  rgb(10, 50, 187)  hsl(226, 90%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0abb93  rgb(10, 187, 147)  hsl(166, 90%, 39%)  Mint
#930abb  rgb(147, 10, 187)  hsl(286, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet