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#B1B122

#b1b122 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b1b122 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 69.41% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.79% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 67.77% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.4091

Complementary

  1. #b1b122
  2. #2222b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1b122
  2. #2269b1
  3. #6922b1

Analogous

  1. #b16922
  2. #b1b122
  3. #69b122

Triadic

  1. #b1b122
  2. #22b1b1
  3. #b122b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1b122
  2. #22b122
  3. #2222b1
  4. #b122b1

Square

  1. #b1b122
  2. #22b169
  3. #2222b1
  4. #b12269

Monochromatic

  1. #313109
  2. #717116
  3. #b1b122
  4. #dbdb44
  5. #e7e785

Shades

#b1b122 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1b122
  2. #9f9f1f
  3. #8e8e1b
  4. #7c7c18
  5. #6a6a14
  6. #595911
  7. #47470e
  8. #35350a
  9. #232307
  10. #121203
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1b122 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1b122
  2. #b9b938
  3. #c1c14e
  4. #c8c864
  5. #d0d07a
  6. #d8d891
  7. #e0e0a7
  8. #e8e8bd
  9. #efefd3
  10. #f7f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1b122 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1b122
  2. #acac2b
  3. #a7a735
  4. #a2a23e
  5. #9d9d48
  6. #999951
  7. #94945a
  8. #8f8f64
  9. #8a8a6d
  10. #858577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeae89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea597 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baac09 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbaf2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9aa7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1b122 {
  color: #b1b122;
}
Background
.bg-b1b122 {
  background-color: #b1b122;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1b122 {
  border: 2px solid #b1b122;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1b122;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 177 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 68% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1b122 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1b122, #69b122);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1b122 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 177 34 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.44 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.44 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.34 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.76 #4e4edd Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Brass
#b1b122  rgb(177, 177, 34)  hsl(60, 68%, 41%)  Brass
#2222b1  rgb(34, 34, 177)  hsl(240, 68%, 41%)  Zaffre
#22b1b1  rgb(34, 177, 177)  hsl(180, 68%, 41%)  Verdigris
#b122b1  rgb(177, 34, 177)  hsl(300, 68%, 41%)  Dark Orchid