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#B1B323

#b1b323 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b1b323 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 70.2% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.45% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 60.83°, with 67.29% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4171

Complementary

  1. #b1b323
  2. #2523b3

Split complementary

  1. #b1b323
  2. #2369b3
  3. #6d23b3

Analogous

  1. #b36d23
  2. #b1b323
  3. #69b323

Triadic

  1. #b1b323
  2. #23b1b3
  3. #b323b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1b323
  2. #23b325
  3. #2523b3
  4. #b323b1

Square

  1. #b1b323
  2. #23b36d
  3. #2523b3
  4. #b32369

Monochromatic

  1. #32330a
  2. #727316
  3. #b1b323
  4. #d9db47
  5. #e6e887

Shades

#b1b323 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1b323
  2. #9fa120
  3. #8e8f1c
  4. #7c7d19
  5. #6a6b15
  6. #595a12
  7. #47480e
  8. #35360b
  9. #232407
  10. #121204
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1b323 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1b323
  2. #b9bb39
  3. #c1c24f
  4. #c8ca65
  5. #d0d17b
  6. #d8d991
  7. #e0e1a7
  8. #e8e8bd
  9. #eff0d3
  10. #f7f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1b323 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1b323
  2. #acae2c
  3. #a7a936
  4. #a2a43f
  5. #9d9f48
  6. #999a52
  7. #94945b
  8. #8f8f64
  9. #8a8a6d
  10. #858577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afaf8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbae0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb02c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9ac7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1b323 {
  color: #b1b323;
}
Background
.bg-b1b323 {
  background-color: #b1b323;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1b323 {
  border: 2px solid #b1b323;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1b323;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 179 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 67% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1b323 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1b323, #69b323);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1b323 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 179 35 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.77 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.46 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.78 #4e4cdc Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Brass
#b1b323  rgb(177, 179, 35)  hsl(61, 67%, 42%)  Brass
#2523b3  rgb(37, 35, 179)  hsl(241, 67%, 42%)  Zaffre
#23b1b3  rgb(35, 177, 179)  hsl(181, 67%, 42%)  Verdigris
#b323b1  rgb(179, 35, 177)  hsl(301, 67%, 42%)  Purpureus