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#B09409

#b09409 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b09409 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 58.04% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.91% magenta, 94.89% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 49.94°, with 90.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.92.

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Relative luminance0.3043

Complementary

  1. #b09409
  2. #0925b0

Split complementary

  1. #b09409
  2. #0978b0
  3. #4009b0

Analogous

  1. #b04009
  2. #b09409
  3. #78b009

Triadic

  1. #b09409
  2. #09b094
  3. #9409b0

Tetradic

  1. #b09409
  2. #25b009
  3. #0925b0
  4. #9409b0

Square

  1. #b09409
  2. #09b040
  3. #0925b0
  4. #b00978

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1a02
  2. #675705
  3. #b09409
  4. #f3cd13
  5. #f7dd5b

Shades

#b09409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09409
  2. #9e8508
  3. #8d7607
  4. #7b6806
  5. #6a5905
  6. #584a05
  7. #463b04
  8. #352c03
  9. #231e02
  10. #120f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09409
  2. #b89f22
  3. #c0a93a
  4. #c8b453
  5. #d0bf6b
  6. #d8ca84
  7. #dfd49d
  8. #e7dfb5
  9. #efeace
  10. #f7f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09409
  2. #ab9215
  3. #a69021
  4. #a28e2d
  5. #9d8c39
  6. #988a45
  7. #938850
  8. #8e865c
  9. #8a8468
  10. #858274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19577 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9a1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf877e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9714 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b98c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09409 {
  color: #b09409;
}
Background
.bg-b09409 {
  background-color: #b09409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09409 {
  border: 2px solid #b09409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 148 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09409, #78b009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 148 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.92 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.68 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.99 #4f6bf6 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Brass
#b09409  rgb(176, 148, 9)  hsl(50, 90%, 36%)  Brass
#0925b0  rgb(9, 37, 176)  hsl(230, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#09b094  rgb(9, 176, 148)  hsl(170, 90%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#9409b0  rgb(148, 9, 176)  hsl(290, 90%, 36%)  Dark Violet