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#B39C19

#b39c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b39c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.85% magenta, 86.03% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 51.04°, with 75.49% saturation and 40% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3343

Complementary

  1. #b39c19
  2. #1930b3

Split complementary

  1. #b39c19
  2. #197db3
  3. #4f19b3

Analogous

  1. #b34f19
  2. #b39c19
  3. #7db319

Triadic

  1. #b39c19
  2. #19b39c
  3. #9c19b3

Tetradic

  1. #b39c19
  2. #30b319
  3. #1930b3
  4. #9c19b3

Square

  1. #b39c19
  2. #19b34f
  3. #1930b3
  4. #b3197d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2706
  2. #706210
  3. #b39c19
  4. #e3c936
  5. #ecdb79

Shades

#b39c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39c19
  2. #a18c17
  3. #8f7d14
  4. #7d6d12
  5. #6b5e0f
  6. #5a4e0d
  7. #483e0a
  8. #362f08
  9. #241f05
  10. #121003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39c19
  2. #bba630
  3. #c2b047
  4. #caba5e
  5. #d1c475
  6. #d9ce8c
  7. #e1d7a3
  8. #e8e1ba
  9. #f0ebd1
  10. #f7f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39c19
  2. #ae9923
  3. #a9962e
  4. #a49438
  5. #9f9142
  6. #9a8e4d
  7. #948b57
  8. #8f8861
  9. #8a866b
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c28f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39e21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc946a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39c19 {
  color: #b39c19;
}
Background
.bg-b39c19 {
  background-color: #b39c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b39c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39c19, #7db319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.98 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.35 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.79 #4c63e6 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#b39c19  rgb(179, 156, 25)  hsl(51, 75%, 40%)  Brass
#1930b3  rgb(25, 48, 179)  hsl(231, 75%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#19b39c  rgb(25, 179, 156)  hsl(171, 75%, 40%)  Persian Green
#9c19b3  rgb(156, 25, 179)  hsl(291, 75%, 40%)  Dark Orchid