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#B6900A

#b6900a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.88% magenta, 94.51% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 46.74°, with 89.58% saturation and 37.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2991

Complementary

  1. #b6900a
  2. #0a30b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6900a
  2. #0a86b6
  3. #3a0ab6

Analogous

  1. #b63a0a
  2. #b6900a
  3. #86b60a

Triadic

  1. #b6900a
  2. #0ab690
  3. #900ab6

Tetradic

  1. #b6900a
  2. #30b60a
  3. #0a30b6
  4. #900ab6

Square

  1. #b6900a
  2. #0ab63a
  3. #0a30b6
  4. #b60a86

Monochromatic

  1. #251d02
  2. #6d5706
  3. #b6900a
  4. #f2c31a
  5. #f6d663

Shades

#b6900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6900a
  2. #a48209
  3. #927308
  4. #7f6507
  5. #6d5606
  6. #5b4805
  7. #493a04
  8. #372b03
  9. #241d02
  10. #120e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6900a
  2. #bd9b23
  3. #c5a63b
  4. #ccb154
  5. #d3bc6c
  6. #dbc885
  7. #e2d39d
  8. #e9deb6
  9. #f0e9ce
  10. #f8f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6900a
  2. #b18e16
  3. #ab8d22
  4. #a68b2d
  5. #a08a39
  6. #9b8845
  7. #968651
  8. #90855d
  9. #8b8368
  10. #858274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a38f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9918 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6827a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09614 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c08861 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6900a {
  color: #b6900a;
}
Background
.bg-b6900a {
  background-color: #b6900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6900a {
  border: 2px solid #b6900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6900a, #86b60a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.69 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.12 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 10.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.84 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 11.60 #496ff5 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#b6900a  rgb(182, 144, 10)  hsl(47, 90%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0a30b6  rgb(10, 48, 182)  hsl(227, 90%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#0ab690  rgb(10, 182, 144)  hsl(167, 90%, 38%)  Mint
#900ab6  rgb(144, 10, 182)  hsl(287, 90%, 38%)  Dark Violet