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#B99C19

#b99c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b99c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 86.49% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 49.13°, with 76.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3416

Complementary

  1. #b99c19
  2. #1936b9

Split complementary

  1. #b99c19
  2. #1986b9
  3. #4c19b9

Analogous

  1. #b94c19
  2. #b99c19
  3. #86b919

Triadic

  1. #b99c19
  2. #19b99c
  3. #9c19b9

Tetradic

  1. #b99c19
  2. #36b919
  3. #1936b9
  4. #9c19b9

Square

  1. #b99c19
  2. #19b94c
  3. #1936b9
  4. #b91986

Monochromatic

  1. #322a07
  2. #766310
  3. #b99c19
  4. #e4c63a
  5. #eed97e

Shades

#b99c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99c19
  2. #a78c17
  3. #947d14
  4. #826d12
  5. #6f5e0f
  6. #5d4e0d
  7. #4a3e0a
  8. #382f08
  9. #251f05
  10. #131003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99c19
  2. #c0a630
  3. #c7b047
  4. #ceba5e
  5. #d5c475
  6. #dcce8c
  7. #e3d7a3
  8. #eae1ba
  9. #f1ebd1
  10. #f8f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99c19
  2. #b39923
  3. #ae962e
  4. #a89438
  5. #a29142
  6. #9d8e4d
  7. #978b57
  8. #918861
  9. #8b866b
  10. #868376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a224 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79f20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3946a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99c19 {
  color: #b99c19;
}
Background
.bg-b99c19 {
  background-color: #b99c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b99c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99c19, #86b919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.07 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.12 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.59 #4663e6 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#b99c19  rgb(185, 156, 25)  hsl(49, 76%, 41%)  Brass
#1936b9  rgb(25, 54, 185)  hsl(229, 76%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#19b99c  rgb(25, 185, 156)  hsl(169, 76%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#9c19b9  rgb(156, 25, 185)  hsl(289, 76%, 41%)  Dark Orchid