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#9E9C19

#9e9c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9e9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.27% magenta, 84.18% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 59.1°, with 72.68% saturation and 35.88% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.3112

Complementary

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #191b9e

Split complementary

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #195d9e
  3. #59199e

Analogous

  1. #9e5919
  2. #9e9c19
  3. #5d9e19

Triadic

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #199e9c
  3. #9c199e

Tetradic

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #1b9e19
  3. #191b9e
  4. #9c199e

Square

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #199e59
  3. #191b9e
  4. #9e195d

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1a04
  2. #5c5b0f
  3. #9e9c19
  4. #ddda27
  5. #e7e569

Shades

#9e9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #8e8c17
  3. #7e7d14
  4. #6f6d12
  5. #5f5e0f
  6. #4f4e0d
  7. #3f3e0a
  8. #2f2f08
  9. #201f05
  10. #101003
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #a8a630
  3. #b1b047
  4. #bbba5e
  5. #c5c475
  6. #cfce8c
  7. #d8d7a3
  8. #e2e1ba
  9. #ecebd1
  10. #f5f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e9c19
  2. #9b9923
  3. #98962e
  4. #959438
  5. #929142
  6. #8f8e4d
  7. #8c8b57
  8. #898861
  9. #86866b
  10. #838376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9926 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa9185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69a22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5966a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e9c19 {
  color: #9e9c19;
}
Background
.bg-9e9c19 {
  background-color: #9e9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #9e9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e9c19, #5d9e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.86 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.62 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.92 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.52 #6163e6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Brass
#9e9c19  rgb(158, 156, 25)  hsl(59, 73%, 36%)  Brass
#191b9e  rgb(25, 27, 158)  hsl(239, 73%, 36%)  Zaffre
#199e9c  rgb(25, 158, 156)  hsl(179, 73%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#9c199e  rgb(156, 25, 158)  hsl(299, 73%, 36%)  Dark Magenta