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#BB9838

#bb9838 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9838 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 70.05% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.97°, with 53.91% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.58.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3331

Complementary

  1. #bb9838
  2. #385bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9838
  2. #389dbb
  3. #5738bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5738
  2. #bb9838
  3. #9dbb38

Triadic

  1. #bb9838
  2. #38bb98
  3. #9838bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9838
  2. #5bbb38
  3. #385bbb
  4. #9838bb

Square

  1. #bb9838
  2. #38bb57
  3. #385bbb
  4. #bb389d

Monochromatic

  1. #453815
  2. #806826
  3. #bb9838
  4. #d3b86c
  5. #e5d4a7

Shades

#bb9838 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9838
  2. #a88932
  3. #967a2d
  4. #836a27
  5. #705b22
  6. #5e4c1c
  7. #4b3d16
  8. #382e11
  9. #251e0b
  10. #130f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9838 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9838
  2. #c2a24c
  3. #c9ad60
  4. #cfb774
  5. #d6c188
  6. #ddcc9c
  7. #e4d6af
  8. #ebe0c3
  9. #f1ead7
  10. #f8f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9838 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9838
  2. #b5963f
  3. #af9346
  4. #a9914e
  5. #a38e55
  6. #9e8c5c
  7. #988a63
  8. #92876a
  9. #8c8572
  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 #a99a80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9972b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a03d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69d3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4916e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9838 {
  color: #bb9838;
}
Background
.bg-bb9838 {
  background-color: #bb9838;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9838 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9838;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9838;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 152 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9838 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9838, #9dbb38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9838 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 152 56 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.97 #4467c7 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb9838  rgb(187, 152, 56)  hsl(44, 54%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#385bbb  rgb(56, 91, 187)  hsl(224, 54%, 48%)  Sapphire
#38bb98  rgb(56, 187, 152)  hsl(164, 54%, 48%)  Mint
#9838bb  rgb(152, 56, 187)  hsl(284, 54%, 48%)  Dark Orchid