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#9E971B

#9e971b ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9e971b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 59.22% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.43% magenta, 82.91% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 56.79°, with 70.81% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2948

Complementary

  1. #9e971b
  2. #1b229e

Split complementary

  1. #9e971b
  2. #1b639e
  3. #551b9e

Analogous

  1. #9e551b
  2. #9e971b
  3. #639e1b

Triadic

  1. #9e971b
  2. #1b9e97
  3. #971b9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e971b
  2. #229e1b
  3. #1b229e
  4. #971b9e

Square

  1. #9e971b
  2. #1b9e55
  3. #1b229e
  4. #9e1b63

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1a05
  2. #5d5910
  3. #9e971b
  4. #dbd12b
  5. #e6df6c

Shades

#9e971b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e971b
  2. #8e8818
  3. #7e7916
  4. #6f6a13
  5. #5f5b10
  6. #4f4c0e
  7. #3f3c0b
  8. #2f2d08
  9. #201e05
  10. #100f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e971b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e971b
  2. #a8a132
  3. #b1ac49
  4. #bbb65f
  5. #c5c176
  6. #cfcb8d
  7. #d8d5a4
  8. #e2e0bb
  9. #ecead1
  10. #f5f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e971b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e971b
  2. #9b9525
  3. #98922f
  4. #959039
  5. #928e43
  6. #8f8c4e
  7. #8c8958
  8. #898762
  9. #86856c
  10. #838276
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89627 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa8c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29305 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49622 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69167 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e971b {
  color: #9e971b;
}
Background
.bg-9e971b {
  background-color: #9e971b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e971b {
  border: 2px solid #9e971b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e971b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 151 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e971b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e971b, #639e1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e971b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 151 27 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.08 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.63 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.15 #6168e4 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Brass
#9e971b  rgb(158, 151, 27)  hsl(57, 71%, 36%)  Brass
#1b229e  rgb(27, 34, 158)  hsl(237, 71%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#1b9e97  rgb(27, 158, 151)  hsl(177, 71%, 36%)  Persian Green
#971b9e  rgb(151, 27, 158)  hsl(297, 71%, 36%)  Dark Magenta