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#B3900A

#b3900a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.55% magenta, 94.41% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 47.57°, with 89.42% saturation and 37.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2955

Complementary

  1. #b3900a
  2. #0a2db3

Split complementary

  1. #b3900a
  2. #0a82b3
  3. #3b0ab3

Analogous

  1. #b33b0a
  2. #b3900a
  3. #82b30a

Triadic

  1. #b3900a
  2. #0ab390
  3. #900ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3900a
  2. #2db30a
  3. #0a2db3
  4. #900ab3

Square

  1. #b3900a
  2. #0ab33b
  3. #0a2db3
  4. #b30a82

Monochromatic

  1. #221b02
  2. #6b5606
  3. #b3900a
  4. #f2c517
  5. #f6d760

Shades

#b3900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3900a
  2. #a18209
  3. #8f7308
  4. #7d6507
  5. #6b5606
  6. #5a4805
  7. #483a04
  8. #362b03
  9. #241d02
  10. #120e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3900a
  2. #bb9b23
  3. #c2a63b
  4. #cab154
  5. #d1bc6c
  6. #d9c885
  7. #e1d39d
  8. #e8deb6
  9. #f0e9ce
  10. #f7f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3900a
  2. #ae8e16
  3. #a98d22
  4. #a48b2d
  5. #9f8a39
  6. #9a8845
  7. #948651
  8. #8f855d
  9. #8a8368
  10. #858274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9819 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3827a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9514 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd8861 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3900a {
  color: #b3900a;
}
Background
.bg-b3900a {
  background-color: #b3900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3900a {
  border: 2px solid #b3900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 89% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3900a, #82b30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.73 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.30 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.42 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 11.54 #4c6ff5 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b3900a  rgb(179, 144, 10)  hsl(48, 89%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a2db3  rgb(10, 45, 179)  hsl(228, 89%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#0ab390  rgb(10, 179, 144)  hsl(168, 89%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#900ab3  rgb(144, 10, 179)  hsl(288, 89%, 37%)  Dark Violet