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#989917

#989917 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#989917 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.97% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 60.46°, with 73.86% saturation and 34.51% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2952

Complementary

  1. #989917
  2. #181799

Split complementary

  1. #989917
  2. #175799
  3. #591799

Analogous

  1. #995917
  2. #989917
  3. #579917

Triadic

  1. #989917
  2. #179899
  3. #991798

Tetradic

  1. #989917
  2. #179918
  3. #181799
  4. #991798

Square

  1. #989917
  2. #179959
  3. #181799
  4. #991757

Monochromatic

  1. #141403
  2. #56560d
  3. #989917
  4. #dadb21
  5. #e6e762

Shades

#989917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989917
  2. #898a15
  3. #7a7a12
  4. #6a6b10
  5. #5b5c0e
  6. #4c4d0c
  7. #3d3d09
  8. #2e2e07
  9. #1e1f05
  10. #0f0f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#989917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989917
  2. #a2a32e
  3. #adad45
  4. #b7b85d
  5. #c1c274
  6. #cccc8b
  7. #d6d6a2
  8. #e0e0b9
  9. #eaebd1
  10. #f5f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989917
  2. #969722
  3. #93942c
  4. #919237
  5. #8e8f41
  6. #8c8d4c
  7. #8a8a56
  8. #878861
  9. #85856b
  10. #828376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959676 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f9368 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989917 {
  color: #989917;
}
Background
.bg-989917 {
  background-color: #989917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989917 {
  border: 2px solid #989917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 153 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989917, #579917);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 153 23 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.11 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.75 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.64 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.91 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.78 #6766e8 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Brass
#989917  rgb(152, 153, 23)  hsl(60, 74%, 35%)  Brass
#181799  rgb(24, 23, 153)  hsl(240, 74%, 35%)  Zaffre
#179899  rgb(23, 152, 153)  hsl(180, 74%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#991798  rgb(153, 23, 152)  hsl(300, 74%, 35%)  Dark Magenta