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#BB9835

#bb9835 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9835 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 71.66% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.33°, with 55.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3328

Complementary

  1. #bb9835
  2. #3558bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9835
  2. #359bbb
  3. #5535bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5535
  2. #bb9835
  3. #9bbb35

Triadic

  1. #bb9835
  2. #35bb98
  3. #9835bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9835
  2. #58bb35
  3. #3558bb
  4. #9835bb

Square

  1. #bb9835
  2. #35bb55
  3. #3558bb
  4. #bb359b

Monochromatic

  1. #443713
  2. #7f6824
  3. #bb9835
  4. #d4b868
  5. #e5d4a4

Shades

#bb9835 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9835
  2. #a88930
  3. #967a2a
  4. #836a25
  5. #705b20
  6. #5e4c1b
  7. #4b3d15
  8. #382e10
  9. #251e0b
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9835 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9835
  2. #c2a249
  3. #c9ad5d
  4. #cfb772
  5. #d6c186
  6. #ddcc9a
  7. #e4d6ae
  8. #ebe0c2
  9. #f1ead7
  10. #f8f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9835 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9835
  2. #b5963d
  3. #af9344
  4. #a9914c
  5. #a38e53
  6. #9e8c5b
  7. #988a62
  8. #92876a
  9. #8c8571
  10. #868279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99a7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99727 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a03a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1972d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69d38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4906d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9835 {
  color: #bb9835;
}
Background
.bg-bb9835 {
  background-color: #bb9835;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9835 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9835;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9835;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 152 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9835 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9835, #9bbb35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9835 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 152 53 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.84 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.80 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.89 #4467ca Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9835  rgb(187, 152, 53)  hsl(44, 56%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3558bb  rgb(53, 88, 187)  hsl(224, 56%, 47%)  Sapphire
#35bb98  rgb(53, 187, 152)  hsl(164, 56%, 47%)  Mint
#9835bb  rgb(152, 53, 187)  hsl(284, 56%, 47%)  Dark Orchid