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#BB8024

#bb8024 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb8024 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 50.2% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.55% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 36.56°, with 67.71% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2613

Complementary

  1. #bb8024
  2. #245fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8024
  2. #24abbb
  3. #3524bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3524
  2. #bb8024
  3. #abbb24

Triadic

  1. #bb8024
  2. #24bb80
  3. #8024bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8024
  2. #5fbb24
  3. #245fbb
  4. #8024bb

Square

  1. #bb8024
  2. #24bb35
  3. #245fbb
  4. #bb24ab

Monochromatic

  1. #3b280b
  2. #7b5418
  3. #bb8024
  4. #dda54f
  5. #e9c68f

Shades

#bb8024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8024
  2. #a87320
  3. #96661d
  4. #835a19
  5. #704d16
  6. #5e4012
  7. #4b330e
  8. #38260b
  9. #251a07
  10. #130d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8024
  2. #c28d3a
  3. #c99950
  4. #cfa666
  5. #d6b37c
  6. #ddc092
  7. #e4cca7
  8. #ebd9bd
  9. #f1e6d3
  10. #f8f2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8024
  2. #b5802d
  3. #af8036
  4. #a98040
  5. #a38049
  6. #9e8052
  7. #98805b
  8. #928064
  9. #8c806e
  10. #868077
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958312 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39127 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc716e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5821b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad8b26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5775a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8024 {
  color: #bb8024;
}
Background
.bg-bb8024 {
  background-color: #bb8024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8024 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 128 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8024, #abbb24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 128 36 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.80 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.49 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.62 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.28 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.49 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.04 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.40 #447fdb Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#bb8024  rgb(187, 128, 36)  hsl(37, 68%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#245fbb  rgb(36, 95, 187)  hsl(217, 68%, 44%)  Denim
#24bb80  rgb(36, 187, 128)  hsl(157, 68%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#8024bb  rgb(128, 36, 187)  hsl(277, 68%, 44%)  Dark Violet