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#B69C19

#b69c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b69c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 86.26% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 50.06°, with 75.85% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3379

Complementary

  1. #b69c19
  2. #1933b6

Split complementary

  1. #b69c19
  2. #1982b6
  3. #4d19b6

Analogous

  1. #b64d19
  2. #b69c19
  3. #82b619

Triadic

  1. #b69c19
  2. #19b69c
  3. #9c19b6

Tetradic

  1. #b69c19
  2. #33b619
  3. #1933b6
  4. #9c19b6

Square

  1. #b69c19
  2. #19b64d
  3. #1933b6
  4. #b61982

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2907
  2. #736210
  3. #b69c19
  4. #e4c738
  5. #edda7b

Shades

#b69c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b69c19
  2. #a48c17
  3. #927d14
  4. #7f6d12
  5. #6d5e0f
  6. #5b4e0d
  7. #493e0a
  8. #372f08
  9. #241f05
  10. #121003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b69c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b69c19
  2. #bda630
  3. #c5b047
  4. #ccba5e
  5. #d3c475
  6. #dbce8c
  7. #e2d7a3
  8. #e9e1ba
  9. #f0ebd1
  10. #f8f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b69c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b69c19
  2. #b19923
  3. #ab962e
  4. #a69438
  5. #a09142
  6. #9b8e4d
  7. #968b57
  8. #908861
  9. #8b866b
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c58f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59f20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf946a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b69c19 {
  color: #b69c19;
}
Background
.bg-b69c19 {
  background-color: #b69c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b69c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b69c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b69c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b69c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b69c19, #82b619);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b69c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.01 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.51 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.18 #4963e6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#b69c19  rgb(182, 156, 25)  hsl(50, 76%, 41%)  Brass
#1933b6  rgb(25, 51, 182)  hsl(230, 76%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#19b69c  rgb(25, 182, 156)  hsl(170, 76%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#9c19b6  rgb(156, 25, 182)  hsl(290, 76%, 41%)  Dark Orchid