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#B19C19

#b19c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b19c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.86% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 51.71°, with 75.25% saturation and 39.61% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3319

Complementary

  1. #b19c19
  2. #192eb1

Split complementary

  1. #b19c19
  2. #197ab1
  3. #5019b1

Analogous

  1. #b15019
  2. #b19c19
  3. #7ab119

Triadic

  1. #b19c19
  2. #19b19c
  3. #9c19b1

Tetradic

  1. #b19c19
  2. #2eb119
  3. #192eb1
  4. #9c19b1

Square

  1. #b19c19
  2. #19b150
  3. #192eb1
  4. #b1197a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2606
  2. #6e6110
  3. #b19c19
  4. #e2ca34
  5. #ecdc77

Shades

#b19c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b19c19
  2. #9f8c17
  3. #8e7d14
  4. #7c6d12
  5. #6a5e0f
  6. #594e0d
  7. #473e0a
  8. #352f08
  9. #231f05
  10. #121003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b19c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b19c19
  2. #b9a630
  3. #c1b047
  4. #c8ba5e
  5. #d0c475
  6. #d8ce8c
  7. #e0d7a3
  8. #e8e1ba
  9. #efebd1
  10. #f7f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b19c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b19c19
  2. #ac9923
  3. #a7962e
  4. #a29438
  5. #9d9142
  6. #998e4d
  7. #948b57
  8. #8f8861
  9. #8a866b
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59c7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c08f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29e21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b19c19 {
  color: #b19c19;
}
Background
.bg-b19c19 {
  background-color: #b19c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b19c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b19c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b19c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b19c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b19c19, #7ab119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b19c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.57 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.82 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.01 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.92 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.01 #4e63e6 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#b19c19  rgb(177, 156, 25)  hsl(52, 75%, 40%)  Brass
#192eb1  rgb(25, 46, 177)  hsl(232, 75%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#19b19c  rgb(25, 177, 156)  hsl(172, 75%, 40%)  Persian Green
#9c19b1  rgb(156, 25, 177)  hsl(292, 75%, 40%)  Dark Orchid