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#BB9722

#bb9722 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9722 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 59.22% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3281

Complementary

  1. #bb9722
  2. #2246bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9722
  2. #2292bb
  3. #4a22bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4a22
  2. #bb9722
  3. #92bb22

Triadic

  1. #bb9722
  2. #22bb97
  3. #9722bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9722
  2. #46bb22
  3. #2246bb
  4. #9722bb

Square

  1. #bb9722
  2. #22bb4a
  3. #2246bb
  4. #bb2292

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2e0a
  2. #7a6316
  3. #bb9722
  4. #debc4b
  5. #ead48c

Shades

#bb9722 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9722
  2. #a8881f
  3. #96791b
  4. #836a18
  5. #705b14
  6. #5e4c11
  7. #4b3c0e
  8. #382d0a
  9. #251e07
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9722 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9722
  2. #c2a138
  3. #c9ac4e
  4. #cfb664
  5. #d6c17a
  6. #ddcb91
  7. #e4d5a7
  8. #ebe0bd
  9. #f1ead3
  10. #f8f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9722 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9722
  2. #b5952b
  3. #af9235
  4. #a9903e
  5. #a38e48
  6. #9e8c51
  7. #98895a
  8. #928764
  9. #8c856d
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9997c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19613 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69c27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58f68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9722 {
  color: #bb9722;
}
Background
.bg-bb9722 {
  background-color: #bb9722;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9722 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9722;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9722;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 151 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9722 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9722, #92bb22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9722 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 151 34 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.85 #4468dd Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9722  rgb(187, 151, 34)  hsl(46, 69%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2246bb  rgb(34, 70, 187)  hsl(226, 69%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#22bb97  rgb(34, 187, 151)  hsl(166, 69%, 43%)  Mint
#9722bb  rgb(151, 34, 187)  hsl(286, 69%, 43%)  Dark Orchid