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#BB930C

#bb930c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb930c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.39% magenta, 93.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.29°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.02.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3146

Complementary

  1. #bb930c
  2. #0c34bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb930c
  2. #0c8bbb
  3. #3c0cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb3c0c
  2. #bb930c
  3. #8bbb0c

Triadic

  1. #bb930c
  2. #0cbb93
  3. #930cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb930c
  2. #34bb0c
  3. #0c34bb
  4. #930cbb

Square

  1. #bb930c
  2. #0cbb3c
  3. #0c34bb
  4. #bb0c8b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2203
  2. #735a07
  3. #bb930c
  4. #f1c223
  5. #f5d66b

Shades

#bb930c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb930c
  2. #a8840b
  3. #96760a
  4. #836708
  5. #705807
  6. #5e4a06
  7. #4b3b05
  8. #382c04
  9. #251d02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb930c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb930c
  2. #c29e24
  3. #c9a93d
  4. #cfb355
  5. #d6be6d
  6. #ddc986
  7. #e4d49e
  8. #ebdfb6
  9. #f1e9ce
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb930c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb930c
  2. #b59118
  3. #af8f23
  4. #a98d2f
  5. #a38b3a
  6. #9e8a46
  7. #988852
  8. #92865d
  9. #8c8469
  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 #b09d1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc857d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49915 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb930c {
  color: #bb930c;
}
Background
.bg-bb930c {
  background-color: #bb930c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb930c {
  border: 2px solid #bb930c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb930c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 147 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb930c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb930c, #8bbb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb930c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 147 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.02 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.04 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 10.53 #446cf3 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb930c  rgb(187, 147, 12)  hsl(46, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c34bb  rgb(12, 52, 187)  hsl(226, 88%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0cbb93  rgb(12, 187, 147)  hsl(166, 88%, 39%)  Mint
#930cbb  rgb(147, 12, 187)  hsl(286, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet