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#BB9812

#bb9812 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9812 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 59.61% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 90.37% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.57°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3306

Complementary

  1. #bb9812
  2. #1235bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9812
  2. #128abb
  3. #4312bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4312
  2. #bb9812
  3. #8abb12

Triadic

  1. #bb9812
  2. #12bb98
  3. #9812bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9812
  2. #35bb12
  3. #1235bb
  4. #9812bb

Square

  1. #bb9812
  2. #12bb43
  3. #1235bb
  4. #bb128a

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2705
  2. #755f0b
  3. #bb9812
  4. #ebc42f
  5. #f2d874

Shades

#bb9812 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9812
  2. #a88910
  3. #967a0e
  4. #836a0d
  5. #705b0b
  6. #5e4c09
  7. #4b3d07
  8. #382e05
  9. #251e04
  10. #130f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9812 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9812
  2. #c2a22a
  3. #c9ad41
  4. #cfb759
  5. #d6c171
  6. #ddcc89
  7. #e4d6a0
  8. #ebe0b8
  9. #f1ead0
  10. #f8f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9812 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9812
  2. #b5961d
  3. #af9328
  4. #a99133
  5. #a38e3e
  6. #9e8c49
  7. #988a54
  8. #92875f
  9. #8c856a
  10. #868275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69d1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9812 {
  color: #bb9812;
}
Background
.bg-bb9812 {
  background-color: #bb9812;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9812 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9812;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9812;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 152 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9812 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9812, #8abb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9812 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 152 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.83 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.20 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.50 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.73 #4467ed Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#bb9812  rgb(187, 152, 18)  hsl(48, 82%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#1235bb  rgb(18, 53, 187)  hsl(228, 82%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#12bb98  rgb(18, 187, 152)  hsl(168, 82%, 40%)  Mint
#9812bb  rgb(152, 18, 187)  hsl(288, 82%, 40%)  Dark Violet