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#B09543

#b09543 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b09543 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 58.43% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.34% magenta, 61.93% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 45.14°, with 44.86% saturation and 47.65% 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.3113

Complementary

  1. #b09543
  2. #435eb0

Split complementary

  1. #b09543
  2. #4395b0
  3. #5f43b0

Analogous

  1. #b05f43
  2. #b09543
  3. #95b043

Triadic

  1. #b09543
  2. #43b095
  3. #9543b0

Tetradic

  1. #b09543
  2. #5eb043
  3. #435eb0
  4. #9543b0

Square

  1. #b09543
  2. #43b05f
  3. #435eb0
  4. #b04395

Monochromatic

  1. #413719
  2. #79662e
  3. #b09543
  4. #cab575
  5. #e0d3ac

Shades

#b09543 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09543
  2. #9e863c
  3. #8d7736
  4. #7b682f
  5. #6a5928
  6. #584b22
  7. #463c1b
  8. #352d14
  9. #231e0d
  10. #120f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09543 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09543
  2. #b8a056
  3. #c0aa69
  4. #c8b57b
  5. #d0bf8e
  6. #d8caa1
  7. #dfd5b4
  8. #e7dfc7
  9. #efead9
  10. #f7f4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09543 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09543
  2. #ab9349
  3. #a6914f
  4. #a28f55
  5. #9d8d5b
  6. #988b62
  7. #938868
  8. #8e866e
  9. #8a8474
  10. #85827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2967e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4933a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9b47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be8a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9943e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9845 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b88f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09543 {
  color: #b09543;
}
Background
.bg-b09543 {
  background-color: #b09543;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09543 {
  border: 2px solid #b09543;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09543;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 149 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 45% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09543 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09543, #95b043);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09543 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 149 67 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.90 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.50 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.73 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.41 #4f6abc Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Brass
#b09543  rgb(176, 149, 67)  hsl(45, 45%, 48%)  Brass
#435eb0  rgb(67, 94, 176)  hsl(225, 45%, 48%)  Denim
#43b095  rgb(67, 176, 149)  hsl(165, 45%, 48%)  Jungle Green
#9543b0  rgb(149, 67, 176)  hsl(285, 45%, 48%)  Purpureus