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#B29C19

#b29c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b29c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.36% magenta, 85.96% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 51.37°, with 75.37% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3331

Complementary

  1. #b29c19
  2. #192fb2

Split complementary

  1. #b29c19
  2. #197bb2
  3. #4f19b2

Analogous

  1. #b24f19
  2. #b29c19
  3. #7bb219

Triadic

  1. #b29c19
  2. #19b29c
  3. #9c19b2

Tetradic

  1. #b29c19
  2. #2fb219
  3. #192fb2
  4. #9c19b2

Square

  1. #b29c19
  2. #19b24f
  3. #192fb2
  4. #b2197b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2606
  2. #6f6110
  3. #b29c19
  4. #e3ca35
  5. #ecdb78

Shades

#b29c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b29c19
  2. #a08c17
  3. #8e7d14
  4. #7d6d12
  5. #6b5e0f
  6. #594e0d
  7. #473e0a
  8. #352f08
  9. #241f05
  10. #121003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b29c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b29c19
  2. #baa630
  3. #c1b047
  4. #c9ba5e
  5. #d1c475
  6. #d9ce8c
  7. #e0d7a3
  8. #e8e1ba
  9. #f0ebd1
  10. #f7f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b29c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b29c19
  2. #ad9923
  3. #a8962e
  4. #a39438
  5. #9e9142
  6. #998e4d
  7. #948b57
  8. #8f8861
  9. #8a866b
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c18f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29e21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b29c19 {
  color: #b29c19;
}
Background
.bg-b29c19 {
  background-color: #b29c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b29c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b29c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b29c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b29c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b29c19, #7bb219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b29c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.64 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.21 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.01 #4d63e6 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#b29c19  rgb(178, 156, 25)  hsl(51, 75%, 40%)  Brass
#192fb2  rgb(25, 47, 178)  hsl(231, 75%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#19b29c  rgb(25, 178, 156)  hsl(171, 75%, 40%)  Persian Green
#9c19b2  rgb(156, 25, 178)  hsl(291, 75%, 40%)  Dark Orchid