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#B1B337

#b1b337 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b1b337 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 70.2% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.27% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 60.97°, with 52.99% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4186

Complementary

  1. #b1b337
  2. #3937b3

Split complementary

  1. #b1b337
  2. #3773b3
  3. #7737b3

Analogous

  1. #b37737
  2. #b1b337
  3. #73b337

Triadic

  1. #b1b337
  2. #37b1b3
  3. #b337b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1b337
  2. #37b339
  3. #3937b3
  4. #b337b1

Square

  1. #b1b337
  2. #37b377
  3. #3937b3
  4. #b33773

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3e13
  2. #777825
  3. #b1b337
  4. #ced066
  5. #e1e2a1

Shades

#b1b337 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1b337
  2. #9fa132
  3. #8e8f2c
  4. #7c7d27
  5. #6a6b21
  6. #595a1c
  7. #474816
  8. #353611
  9. #23240b
  10. #121206
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1b337 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1b337
  2. #b9bb4b
  3. #c1c25f
  4. #c8ca73
  5. #d0d187
  6. #d8d99b
  7. #e0e1af
  8. #e8e8c3
  9. #eff0d7
  10. #f7f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1b337 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1b337
  2. #acae3e
  3. #a7a946
  4. #a2a44d
  5. #9d9f54
  6. #999a5c
  7. #949463
  8. #8f8f6a
  9. #8a8a71
  10. #858579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb08d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2af40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bda89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbae2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb13d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8ac7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1b337 {
  color: #b1b337;
}
Background
.bg-b1b337 {
  background-color: #b1b337;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1b337 {
  border: 2px solid #b1b337;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1b337;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 179 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 53% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1b337 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1b337, #73b337);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1b337 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 179 55 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.68 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.95 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.63 #4e4cc8 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Brass
#b1b337  rgb(177, 179, 55)  hsl(61, 53%, 46%)  Brass
#3937b3  rgb(57, 55, 179)  hsl(241, 53%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#37b1b3  rgb(55, 177, 179)  hsl(181, 53%, 46%)  Verdigris
#b337b1  rgb(179, 55, 177)  hsl(301, 53%, 46%)  Purpureus