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#BB9725

#bb9725 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9725 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 80.21% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.6°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3283

Complementary

  1. #bb9725
  2. #2549bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9725
  2. #2594bb
  3. #4c25bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4c25
  2. #bb9725
  3. #94bb25

Triadic

  1. #bb9725
  2. #25bb97
  3. #9725bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9725
  2. #49bb25
  3. #2549bb
  4. #9725bb

Square

  1. #bb9725
  2. #25bb4c
  3. #2549bb
  4. #bb2594

Monochromatic

  1. #3b300c
  2. #7b6318
  3. #bb9725
  4. #dcbb50
  5. #e9d490

Shades

#bb9725 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9725
  2. #a88821
  3. #96791e
  4. #836a1a
  5. #705b16
  6. #5e4c13
  7. #4b3c0f
  8. #382d0b
  9. #251e07
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9725 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9725
  2. #c2a13b
  3. #c9ac51
  4. #cfb666
  5. #d6c17c
  6. #ddcb92
  7. #e4d5a8
  8. #ebe0be
  9. #f1ead3
  10. #f8f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9725 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9725
  2. #b5952e
  3. #af9237
  4. #a99040
  5. #a38e49
  6. #9e8c53
  7. #98895c
  8. #928765
  9. #8c856e
  10. #868277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9997d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99509 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19618 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69c29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58f69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9725 {
  color: #bb9725;
}
Background
.bg-bb9725 {
  background-color: #bb9725;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9725 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9725;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9725;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 151 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9725 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9725, #94bb25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9725 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 151 37 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.86 #4468da Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9725  rgb(187, 151, 37)  hsl(46, 67%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2549bb  rgb(37, 73, 187)  hsl(226, 67%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#25bb97  rgb(37, 187, 151)  hsl(166, 67%, 44%)  Mint
#9725bb  rgb(151, 37, 187)  hsl(286, 67%, 44%)  Dark Orchid