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#BB9330

#bb9330 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9330 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 57.65% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.39% magenta, 74.33% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.73°, with 59.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3165

Complementary

  1. #bb9330
  2. #3058bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9330
  2. #309ebb
  3. #4d30bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4d30
  2. #bb9330
  3. #9ebb30

Triadic

  1. #bb9330
  2. #30bb93
  3. #9330bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9330
  2. #58bb30
  3. #3058bb
  4. #9330bb

Square

  1. #bb9330
  2. #30bb4d
  3. #3058bb
  4. #bb309e

Monochromatic

  1. #413311
  2. #7e6320
  3. #bb9330
  4. #d6b561
  5. #e6d19e

Shades

#bb9330 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9330
  2. #a8842b
  3. #967626
  4. #836722
  5. #70581d
  6. #5e4a18
  7. #4b3b13
  8. #382c0e
  9. #251d0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9330 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9330
  2. #c29e45
  3. #c9a959
  4. #cfb36e
  5. #d6be83
  6. #ddc998
  7. #e4d4ac
  8. #ebdfc1
  9. #f1e9d6
  10. #f8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9330 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9330
  2. #b59138
  3. #af8f40
  4. #a98d48
  5. #a38b50
  6. #9e8a58
  7. #988860
  8. #928668
  9. #8c8470
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7967c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59221 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9328 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9330 {
  color: #bb9330;
}
Background
.bg-bb9330 {
  background-color: #bb9330;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9330 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9330;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9330;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 147 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9330 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9330, #9ebb30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9330 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 147 48 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.67 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.48 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.37 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.03 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.14 #446ccf Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9330  rgb(187, 147, 48)  hsl(43, 59%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3058bb  rgb(48, 88, 187)  hsl(223, 59%, 46%)  Sapphire
#30bb93  rgb(48, 187, 147)  hsl(163, 59%, 46%)  Mint
#9330bb  rgb(147, 48, 187)  hsl(283, 59%, 46%)  Dark Orchid