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#979C19

#979c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#979c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 62.29°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.34.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3043

Complementary

  1. #979c19
  2. #1e199c

Split complementary

  1. #979c19
  2. #19559c
  3. #5f199c

Analogous

  1. #9c5f19
  2. #979c19
  3. #559c19

Triadic

  1. #979c19
  2. #19979c
  3. #9c1997

Tetradic

  1. #979c19
  2. #199c1e
  3. #1e199c
  4. #9c1997

Square

  1. #979c19
  2. #199c5f
  3. #1e199c
  4. #9c1955

Monochromatic

  1. #171804
  2. #575a0e
  3. #979c19
  4. #d5dc25
  5. #e2e767

Shades

#979c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979c19
  2. #888c17
  3. #797d14
  4. #6a6d12
  5. #5b5e0f
  6. #4c4e0d
  7. #3c3e0a
  8. #2d2f08
  9. #1e1f05
  10. #0f1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#979c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979c19
  2. #a1a630
  3. #acb047
  4. #b6ba5e
  5. #c1c475
  6. #cbce8c
  7. #d5d7a3
  8. #e0e1ba
  9. #eaebd1
  10. #f5f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979c19
  2. #959923
  3. #92962e
  4. #909438
  5. #8e9142
  6. #8c8e4d
  7. #898b57
  8. #878861
  9. #85866b
  10. #828376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a29285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29922 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e966a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979c19 {
  color: #979c19;
}
Background
.bg-979c19 {
  background-color: #979c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979c19 {
  border: 2px solid #979c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979c19, #559c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.39 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.55 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.55 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.55 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.42 #6863e6 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Brass
#979c19  rgb(151, 156, 25)  hsl(62, 72%, 35%)  Brass
#1e199c  rgb(30, 25, 156)  hsl(242, 72%, 35%)  Zaffre
#19979c  rgb(25, 151, 156)  hsl(182, 72%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#9c1997  rgb(156, 25, 151)  hsl(302, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta