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#989901

#989901 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#989901 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 60% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.35% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 60.39°, with 98.7% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.47.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2946

Complementary

  1. #989901
  2. #020199

Split complementary

  1. #989901
  2. #014c99
  3. #4e0199

Analogous

  1. #994e01
  2. #989901
  3. #4c9901

Triadic

  1. #989901
  2. #019899
  3. #990198

Tetradic

  1. #989901
  2. #019902
  3. #020199
  4. #990198

Square

  1. #989901
  2. #01994e
  3. #020199
  4. #99014c

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #4d4d01
  3. #989901
  4. #e4e501
  5. #fcfe35

Shades

#989901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989901
  2. #898a01
  3. #7a7a01
  4. #6a6b01
  5. #5b5c01
  6. #4c4d01
  7. #3d3d00
  8. #2e2e00
  9. #1e1f00
  10. #0f0f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#989901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989901
  2. #a2a31a
  3. #adad34
  4. #b7b84d
  5. #c1c267
  6. #cccc80
  7. #d6d699
  8. #e0e0b3
  9. #eaebcc
  10. #f5f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989901
  2. #96970e
  3. #93941a
  4. #919227
  5. #8e8f34
  6. #8c8d41
  7. #8a8a4d
  8. #87885a
  9. #858567
  10. #828373
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959675 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8951a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a48e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29713 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f9366 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989901 {
  color: #989901;
}
Background
.bg-989901 {
  background-color: #989901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989901 {
  border: 2px solid #989901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 153 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 99% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989901, #4c9901);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 153 1 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.47 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.87 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.68 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.40 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.41 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.14 #6766fe Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Brass
#989901  rgb(152, 153, 1)  hsl(60, 99%, 30%)  Brass
#020199  rgb(2, 1, 153)  hsl(240, 99%, 30%)  Dark Blue
#019899  rgb(1, 152, 153)  hsl(180, 99%, 30%)  Dark Cyan
#990198  rgb(153, 1, 152)  hsl(300, 99%, 30%)  Dark Magenta