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#B09C19

#b09c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b09c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.36% magenta, 85.8% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 52.05°, with 75.12% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3308

Complementary

  1. #b09c19
  2. #192db0

Split complementary

  1. #b09c19
  2. #1979b0
  3. #5019b0

Analogous

  1. #b05019
  2. #b09c19
  3. #79b019

Triadic

  1. #b09c19
  2. #19b09c
  3. #9c19b0

Tetradic

  1. #b09c19
  2. #2db019
  3. #192db0
  4. #9c19b0

Square

  1. #b09c19
  2. #19b050
  3. #192db0
  4. #b01979

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2506
  2. #6d610f
  3. #b09c19
  4. #e2cb33
  5. #ecdc76

Shades

#b09c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09c19
  2. #9e8c17
  3. #8d7d14
  4. #7b6d12
  5. #6a5e0f
  6. #584e0d
  7. #463e0a
  8. #352f08
  9. #231f05
  10. #121003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09c19
  2. #b8a630
  3. #c0b047
  4. #c8ba5e
  5. #d0c475
  6. #d8ce8c
  7. #dfd7a3
  8. #e7e1ba
  9. #efebd1
  10. #f7f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09c19
  2. #ab9923
  3. #a6962e
  4. #a29438
  5. #9d9142
  6. #988e4d
  7. #938b57
  8. #8e8861
  9. #8a866b
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49c7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b19e21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09c19 {
  color: #b09c19;
}
Background
.bg-b09c19 {
  background-color: #b09c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b09c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09c19, #79b019);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.68 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.21 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.94 #4f63e6 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#b09c19  rgb(176, 156, 25)  hsl(52, 75%, 39%)  Brass
#192db0  rgb(25, 45, 176)  hsl(232, 75%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#19b09c  rgb(25, 176, 156)  hsl(172, 75%, 39%)  Persian Green
#9c19b0  rgb(156, 25, 176)  hsl(292, 75%, 39%)  Dark Orchid