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#BB9402

#bb9402 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9402 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.04% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.86% magenta, 98.93% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.35°, with 97.88% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3175

Complementary

  1. #bb9402
  2. #0229bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9402
  2. #0286bb
  3. #3702bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3702
  2. #bb9402
  3. #86bb02

Triadic

  1. #bb9402
  2. #02bb94
  3. #9402bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9402
  2. #29bb02
  3. #0229bb
  4. #9402bb

Square

  1. #bb9402
  2. #02bb37
  3. #0229bb
  4. #bb0286

Monochromatic

  1. #241c00
  2. #6f5801
  3. #bb9402
  4. #fcca0d
  5. #fddb59

Shades

#bb9402 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9402
  2. #a88502
  3. #967602
  4. #836801
  5. #705901
  6. #5e4a01
  7. #4b3b01
  8. #382c01
  9. #251e00
  10. #130f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9402 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9402
  2. #c29f1b
  3. #c9a935
  4. #cfb44e
  5. #d6bf67
  6. #ddca81
  7. #e4d49a
  8. #ebdfb3
  9. #f1eacc
  10. #f8f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9402 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9402
  2. #b5920f
  3. #af901b
  4. #a98e28
  5. #a38c34
  6. #9e8a41
  7. #98884e
  8. #92865a
  9. #8c8467
  10. #868273
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19d15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc867e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59a0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9402 {
  color: #bb9402;
}
Background
.bg-bb9402 {
  background-color: #bb9402;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9402 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9402;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9402;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 148 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9402 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9402, #86bb02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9402 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 148 2 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.59 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.86 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.70 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.46 #446bfd Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9402  rgb(187, 148, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0229bb  rgb(2, 41, 187)  hsl(227, 98%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#02bb94  rgb(2, 187, 148)  hsl(167, 98%, 37%)  Mint
#9402bb  rgb(148, 2, 187)  hsl(287, 98%, 37%)  Dark Violet