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#BB9706

#bb9706 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9706 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 59.22% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 96.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.07°, with 93.78% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3271

Complementary

  1. #bb9706
  2. #062abb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9706
  2. #0684bb
  3. #3d06bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3d06
  2. #bb9706
  3. #84bb06

Triadic

  1. #bb9706
  2. #06bb97
  3. #9706bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9706
  2. #2abb06
  3. #062abb
  4. #9706bb

Square

  1. #bb9706
  2. #06bb3d
  3. #062abb
  4. #bb0684

Monochromatic

  1. #271f01
  2. #715b04
  3. #bb9706
  4. #f8cb16
  5. #fadb60

Shades

#bb9706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9706
  2. #a88805
  3. #967905
  4. #836a04
  5. #705b04
  6. #5e4c03
  7. #4b3c02
  8. #382d02
  9. #251e01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9706
  2. #c2a11f
  3. #c9ac38
  4. #cfb651
  5. #d6c16a
  6. #ddcb83
  7. #e4d59b
  8. #ebe0b4
  9. #f1eacd
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9706
  2. #b59512
  3. #af921e
  4. #a9902b
  5. #a38e37
  6. #9e8c43
  7. #98894f
  8. #92875b
  9. #8c8568
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9997b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69c12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9706 {
  color: #bb9706;
}
Background
.bg-bb9706 {
  background-color: #bb9706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9706 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 151 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9706, #84bb06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 151 6 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.74 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.12 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.99 #4468f9 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9706  rgb(187, 151, 6)  hsl(48, 94%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#062abb  rgb(6, 42, 187)  hsl(228, 94%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#06bb97  rgb(6, 187, 151)  hsl(168, 94%, 38%)  Mint
#9706bb  rgb(151, 6, 187)  hsl(288, 94%, 38%)  Dark Violet