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#BB960C

#bb960c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb960c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.82% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 93.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.31°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.324

Complementary

  1. #bb960c
  2. #0c31bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb960c
  2. #0c89bb
  3. #3e0cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb3e0c
  2. #bb960c
  3. #89bb0c

Triadic

  1. #bb960c
  2. #0cbb96
  3. #960cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb960c
  2. #31bb0c
  3. #0c31bb
  4. #960cbb

Square

  1. #bb960c
  2. #0cbb3e
  3. #0c31bb
  4. #bb0c89

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2303
  2. #735c07
  3. #bb960c
  4. #f1c523
  5. #f5d86b

Shades

#bb960c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb960c
  2. #a8870b
  3. #96780a
  4. #836908
  5. #705a07
  6. #5e4b06
  7. #4b3c05
  8. #382d04
  9. #251e02
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb960c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb960c
  2. #c2a124
  3. #c9ab3d
  4. #cfb655
  5. #d6c06d
  6. #ddcb86
  7. #e4d59e
  8. #ebe0b6
  9. #f1eace
  10. #f8f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb960c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb960c
  2. #b59418
  3. #af9223
  4. #a98f2f
  5. #a38d3a
  6. #9e8b46
  7. #988952
  8. #92875d
  9. #8c8469
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8997a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69b16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb960c {
  color: #bb960c;
}
Background
.bg-bb960c {
  background-color: #bb960c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb960c {
  border: 2px solid #bb960c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb960c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 150 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb960c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb960c, #89bb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb960c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 150 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.25 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.82 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.18 #4469f3 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb960c  rgb(187, 150, 12)  hsl(47, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c31bb  rgb(12, 49, 187)  hsl(227, 88%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#0cbb96  rgb(12, 187, 150)  hsl(167, 88%, 39%)  Mint
#960cbb  rgb(150, 12, 187)  hsl(287, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet