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#949C19

#949c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#949c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 63.66°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.98.

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Relative luminance0.3014

Complementary

  1. #949c19
  2. #21199c

Split complementary

  1. #949c19
  2. #19539c
  3. #62199c

Analogous

  1. #9c6219
  2. #949c19
  3. #539c19

Triadic

  1. #949c19
  2. #19949c
  3. #9c1994

Tetradic

  1. #949c19
  2. #199c21
  3. #21199c
  4. #9c1994

Square

  1. #949c19
  2. #199c62
  3. #21199c
  4. #9c1953

Monochromatic

  1. #171804
  2. #555a0e
  3. #949c19
  4. #d1dc25
  5. #dfe767

Shades

#949c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949c19
  2. #858c17
  3. #767d14
  4. #686d12
  5. #595e0f
  6. #4a4e0d
  7. #3b3e0a
  8. #2c2f08
  9. #1e1f05
  10. #0f1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#949c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949c19
  2. #9fa630
  3. #a9b047
  4. #b4ba5e
  5. #bfc475
  6. #cace8c
  7. #d4d7a3
  8. #dfe1ba
  9. #eaebd1
  10. #f4f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949c19
  2. #929923
  3. #90962e
  4. #8e9438
  5. #8c9142
  6. #8a8e4d
  7. #888b57
  8. #868861
  9. #84866b
  10. #828376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959877 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89627 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f9285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19922 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a966a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949c19 {
  color: #949c19;
}
Background
.bg-949c19 {
  background-color: #949c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949c19 {
  border: 2px solid #949c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949c19, #539c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.96 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.51 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.87 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.70 #6b63e6 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Brass
#949c19  rgb(148, 156, 25)  hsl(64, 72%, 35%)  Brass
#21199c  rgb(33, 25, 156)  hsl(244, 72%, 35%)  Zaffre
#19949c  rgb(25, 148, 156)  hsl(184, 72%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#9c1994  rgb(156, 25, 148)  hsl(304, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta