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#B59C19

#b59c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b59c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.81% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 50.38°, with 75.73% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3367

Complementary

  1. #b59c19
  2. #1932b5

Split complementary

  1. #b59c19
  2. #1980b5
  3. #4e19b5

Analogous

  1. #b54e19
  2. #b59c19
  3. #80b519

Triadic

  1. #b59c19
  2. #19b59c
  3. #9c19b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59c19
  2. #32b519
  3. #1932b5
  4. #9c19b5

Square

  1. #b59c19
  2. #19b54e
  3. #1932b5
  4. #b51980

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2806
  2. #726210
  3. #b59c19
  4. #e3c837
  5. #edda7a

Shades

#b59c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59c19
  2. #a38c17
  3. #917d14
  4. #7f6d12
  5. #6d5e0f
  6. #5b4e0d
  7. #483e0a
  8. #362f08
  9. #241f05
  10. #121003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59c19
  2. #bca630
  3. #c4b047
  4. #cbba5e
  5. #d3c475
  6. #dace8c
  7. #e1d7a3
  8. #e9e1ba
  9. #f0ebd1
  10. #f8f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59c19
  2. #b09923
  3. #aa962e
  4. #a59438
  5. #a09142
  6. #9b8e4d
  7. #958b57
  8. #908861
  9. #8b866b
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c48f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49f21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be946a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59c19 {
  color: #b59c19;
}
Background
.bg-b59c19 {
  background-color: #b59c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b59c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 76% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59c19, #80b519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.79 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.38 #4a63e6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#b59c19  rgb(181, 156, 25)  hsl(50, 76%, 40%)  Brass
#1932b5  rgb(25, 50, 181)  hsl(230, 76%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#19b59c  rgb(25, 181, 156)  hsl(170, 76%, 40%)  Persian Green
#9c19b5  rgb(156, 25, 181)  hsl(290, 76%, 40%)  Dark Orchid