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#989922

#989922 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#989922 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 60% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 60.5°, with 63.64% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2957

Complementary

  1. #989922
  2. #232299

Split complementary

  1. #989922
  2. #225d99
  3. #5f2299

Analogous

  1. #995f22
  2. #989922
  3. #5d9922

Triadic

  1. #989922
  2. #229899
  3. #992298

Tetradic

  1. #989922
  2. #229923
  3. #232299
  4. #992298

Square

  1. #989922
  2. #22995f
  3. #232299
  4. #99225d

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c06
  2. #5a5a14
  3. #989922
  4. #d1d235
  5. #dfe074

Shades

#989922 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989922
  2. #898a1f
  3. #7a7a1b
  4. #6a6b18
  5. #5b5c14
  6. #4c4d11
  7. #3d3d0e
  8. #2e2e0a
  9. #1e1f07
  10. #0f0f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#989922 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989922
  2. #a2a338
  3. #adad4e
  4. #b7b864
  5. #c1c27a
  6. #cccc91
  7. #d6d6a7
  8. #e0e0bd
  9. #eaebd3
  10. #f5f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989922 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989922
  2. #96972b
  3. #939435
  4. #91923e
  5. #8e8f48
  6. #8c8d51
  7. #8a8a5a
  8. #878864
  9. #85856d
  10. #828377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969677 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69201 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7962c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09513 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f9369 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989922 {
  color: #989922;
}
Background
.bg-989922 {
  background-color: #989922;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989922 {
  border: 2px solid #989922;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989922;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 153 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 64% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989922 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989922, #5d9922);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989922 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 153 34 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.90 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.74 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.13 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.33 #6766dd Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Brass
#989922  rgb(152, 153, 34)  hsl(61, 64%, 37%)  Brass
#232299  rgb(35, 34, 153)  hsl(241, 64%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#229899  rgb(34, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 64%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#992298  rgb(153, 34, 152)  hsl(301, 64%, 37%)  Dark Magenta