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#BB950B

#bb950b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb950b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.43% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.32% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.05°, with 88.89% saturation and 38.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3208

Complementary

  1. #bb950b
  2. #0b31bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb950b
  2. #0b89bb
  3. #3d0bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb3d0b
  2. #bb950b
  3. #89bb0b

Triadic

  1. #bb950b
  2. #0bbb95
  3. #950bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb950b
  2. #31bb0b
  3. #0b31bb
  4. #950bbb

Square

  1. #bb950b
  2. #0bbb3d
  3. #0b31bb
  4. #bb0b89

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2202
  2. #735b07
  3. #bb950b
  4. #f2c521
  5. #f6d869

Shades

#bb950b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb950b
  2. #a8860a
  3. #967709
  4. #836808
  5. #705907
  6. #5e4b06
  7. #4b3c04
  8. #382d03
  9. #251e02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb950b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb950b
  2. #c2a023
  3. #c9aa3c
  4. #cfb554
  5. #d6bf6d
  6. #ddca85
  7. #e4d59d
  8. #ebdfb6
  9. #f1eace
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb950b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb950b
  2. #b59317
  3. #af9122
  4. #a98f2e
  5. #a38d3a
  6. #9e8b46
  7. #988851
  8. #92865d
  9. #8c8469
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8987a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb877f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59a15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58d64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb950b {
  color: #bb950b;
}
Background
.bg-bb950b {
  background-color: #bb950b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb950b {
  border: 2px solid #bb950b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb950b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 149 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb950b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb950b, #89bb0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb950b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 149 11 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.86 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.08 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.24 #446af4 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb950b  rgb(187, 149, 11)  hsl(47, 89%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0b31bb  rgb(11, 49, 187)  hsl(227, 89%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0bbb95  rgb(11, 187, 149)  hsl(167, 89%, 39%)  Mint
#950bbb  rgb(149, 11, 187)  hsl(287, 89%, 39%)  Dark Violet