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#9B9C19

#9b9c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9b9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 60.46°, 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3082

Complementary

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #1a199c

Split complementary

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #19599c
  3. #5c199c

Analogous

  1. #9c5c19
  2. #9b9c19
  3. #599c19

Triadic

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #199b9c
  3. #9c199b

Tetradic

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #199c1a
  3. #1a199c
  4. #9c199b

Square

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #199c5c
  3. #1a199c
  4. #9c1959

Monochromatic

  1. #181804
  2. #595a0e
  3. #9b9c19
  4. #dbdc25
  5. #e6e767

Shades

#9b9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #8c8c17
  3. #7c7d14
  4. #6d6d12
  5. #5d5e0f
  6. #4e4e0d
  7. #3e3e0a
  8. #2f2f08
  9. #1f1f05
  10. #101003
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #a5a630
  3. #afb047
  4. #b9ba5e
  5. #c3c475
  6. #cdce8c
  7. #d7d7a3
  8. #e1e1ba
  9. #ebebd1
  10. #f5f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b9c19
  2. #989923
  3. #96962e
  4. #939438
  5. #909142
  6. #8e8e4d
  7. #8b8b57
  8. #888861
  9. #85866b
  10. #838376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9826 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49a22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2966a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b9c19 {
  color: #9b9c19;
}
Background
.bg-9b9c19 {
  background-color: #9b9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #9b9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b9c19, #599c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.51 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.35 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.40 #6463e6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Brass
#9b9c19  rgb(155, 156, 25)  hsl(60, 72%, 35%)  Brass
#1a199c  rgb(26, 25, 156)  hsl(240, 72%, 35%)  Zaffre
#199b9c  rgb(25, 155, 156)  hsl(180, 72%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#9c199b  rgb(156, 25, 155)  hsl(300, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta