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#BB933E

#bb933e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb933e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 57.65% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.39% magenta, 66.84% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 40.8°, with 50.2% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3178

Complementary

  1. #bb933e
  2. #3e66bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb933e
  2. #3ea4bb
  3. #543ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb543e
  2. #bb933e
  3. #a4bb3e

Triadic

  1. #bb933e
  2. #3ebb93
  3. #933ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb933e
  2. #66bb3e
  3. #3e66bb
  4. #933ebb

Square

  1. #bb933e
  2. #3ebb54
  3. #3e66bb
  4. #bb3ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #483918
  2. #82662b
  3. #bb933e
  4. #d1b374
  5. #e4d3ae

Shades

#bb933e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb933e
  2. #a88438
  3. #967632
  4. #83672b
  5. #705825
  6. #5e4a1f
  7. #4b3b19
  8. #382c13
  9. #251d0c
  10. #130f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb933e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb933e
  2. #c29e51
  3. #c9a965
  4. #cfb378
  5. #d6be8b
  6. #ddc99f
  7. #e4d4b2
  8. #ebdfc5
  9. #f1e9d8
  10. #f8f4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb933e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb933e
  2. #b59145
  3. #af8f4b
  4. #a98d52
  5. #a38b58
  6. #9e8a5f
  7. #988866
  8. #92866c
  9. #8c8473
  10. #868279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8977e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49334 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9338 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39940 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c48c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb933e {
  color: #bb933e;
}
Background
.bg-bb933e {
  background-color: #bb933e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb933e {
  border: 2px solid #bb933e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb933e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 147 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb933e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb933e, #a4bb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb933e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 147 62 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.14 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.26 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.58 #446cc1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb933e  rgb(187, 147, 62)  hsl(41, 50%, 49%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3e66bb  rgb(62, 102, 187)  hsl(221, 50%, 49%)  Denim
#3ebb93  rgb(62, 187, 147)  hsl(161, 50%, 49%)  Mint
#933ebb  rgb(147, 62, 187)  hsl(281, 50%, 49%)  Dark Orchid