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#BB9631

#bb9631 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9631 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.82% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 73.8% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.91°, with 58.47% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.326

Complementary

  1. #bb9631
  2. #3156bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9631
  2. #319bbb
  3. #5131bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5131
  2. #bb9631
  3. #9bbb31

Triadic

  1. #bb9631
  2. #31bb96
  3. #9631bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9631
  2. #56bb31
  3. #3156bb
  4. #9631bb

Square

  1. #bb9631
  2. #31bb51
  3. #3156bb
  4. #bb319b

Monochromatic

  1. #423511
  2. #7e6521
  3. #bb9631
  4. #d6b762
  5. #e6d39f

Shades

#bb9631 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9631
  2. #a8872c
  3. #967827
  4. #836922
  5. #705a1d
  6. #5e4b19
  7. #4b3c14
  8. #382d0f
  9. #251e0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9631 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9631
  2. #c2a146
  3. #c9ab5a
  4. #cfb66f
  5. #d6c083
  6. #ddcb98
  7. #e4d5ad
  8. #ebe0c1
  9. #f1ead6
  10. #f8f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9631 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9631
  2. #b59439
  3. #af9241
  4. #a98f49
  5. #a38d51
  6. #9e8b59
  7. #988960
  8. #928768
  9. #8c8470
  10. #868278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9997e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89522 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09529 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59b34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58e6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9631 {
  color: #bb9631;
}
Background
.bg-bb9631 {
  background-color: #bb9631;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9631 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9631;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9631;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 150 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 58% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9631 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9631, #9bbb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9631 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 150 49 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.55 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.47 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.84 #4469ce Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9631  rgb(187, 150, 49)  hsl(44, 58%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3156bb  rgb(49, 86, 187)  hsl(224, 58%, 46%)  Sapphire
#31bb96  rgb(49, 187, 150)  hsl(164, 58%, 46%)  Mint
#9631bb  rgb(150, 49, 187)  hsl(284, 58%, 46%)  Dark Orchid