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#BB9333

#bb9333 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9333 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.39% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, with 57.14% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.75.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3167

Complementary

  1. #bb9333
  2. #335bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9333
  2. #339fbb
  3. #4f33bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4f33
  2. #bb9333
  3. #9fbb33

Triadic

  1. #bb9333
  2. #33bb93
  3. #9333bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9333
  2. #5bbb33
  3. #335bbb
  4. #9333bb

Square

  1. #bb9333
  2. #33bb4f
  3. #335bbb
  4. #bb339f

Monochromatic

  1. #433512
  2. #7f6423
  3. #bb9333
  4. #d5b465
  5. #e6d2a2

Shades

#bb9333 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9333
  2. #a8842e
  3. #967629
  4. #836724
  5. #70581f
  6. #5e4a1a
  7. #4b3b14
  8. #382c0f
  9. #251d0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9333 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9333
  2. #c29e47
  3. #c9a95c
  4. #cfb370
  5. #d6be85
  6. #ddc999
  7. #e4d4ad
  8. #ebdfc2
  9. #f1e9d6
  10. #f8f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9333 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9333
  2. #b5913b
  3. #af8f42
  4. #a98d4a
  5. #a38b52
  6. #9e8a5a
  7. #988861
  8. #928669
  9. #8c8471
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 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 #a59225 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae932b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58b69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9333 {
  color: #bb9333;
}
Background
.bg-bb9333 {
  background-color: #bb9333;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9333 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9333;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9333;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 147 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 57% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9333 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9333, #9fbb33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9333 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 147 51 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.88 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.38 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.77 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.85 #446ccc Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9333  rgb(187, 147, 51)  hsl(42, 57%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#335bbb  rgb(51, 91, 187)  hsl(222, 57%, 47%)  Sapphire
#33bb93  rgb(51, 187, 147)  hsl(162, 57%, 47%)  Mint
#9333bb  rgb(147, 51, 187)  hsl(282, 57%, 47%)  Dark Orchid