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#989927

#989927 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#989927 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.51% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 60.53°, with 59.38% saturation and 37.65% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.296

Complementary

  1. #989927
  2. #282799

Split complementary

  1. #989927
  2. #275f99
  3. #612799

Analogous

  1. #996127
  2. #989927
  3. #5f9927

Triadic

  1. #989927
  2. #279899
  3. #992798

Tetradic

  1. #989927
  2. #279928
  3. #282799
  4. #992798

Square

  1. #989927
  2. #279961
  3. #282799
  4. #99275f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1f08
  2. #5b5c17
  3. #989927
  4. #cdce3f
  5. #dddd7c

Shades

#989927 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989927
  2. #898a23
  3. #7a7a1f
  4. #6a6b1b
  5. #5b5c17
  6. #4c4d14
  7. #3d3d10
  8. #2e2e0c
  9. #1e1f08
  10. #0f0f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#989927 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989927
  2. #a2a33d
  3. #adad52
  4. #b7b868
  5. #c1c27d
  6. #cccc93
  7. #d6d6a9
  8. #e0e0be
  9. #eaebd4
  10. #f5f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989927 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989927
  2. #969730
  3. #939439
  4. #919242
  5. #8e8f4b
  6. #8c8d54
  7. #8a8a5c
  8. #878865
  9. #85856e
  10. #828377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969677 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6920f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79630 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0951b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1972d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f936a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989927 {
  color: #989927;
}
Background
.bg-989927 {
  background-color: #989927;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989927 {
  border: 2px solid #989927;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989927;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 153 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 59% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989927 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989927, #5f9927);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989927 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 153 39 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.82 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.77 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.70 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.70 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.09 #6766d8 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Brass
#989927  rgb(152, 153, 39)  hsl(61, 59%, 38%)  Brass
#282799  rgb(40, 39, 153)  hsl(241, 59%, 38%)  Imperial Blue
#279899  rgb(39, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 59%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#992798  rgb(153, 39, 152)  hsl(301, 59%, 38%)  Dark Magenta