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#B29434

#b29434 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b29434 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.04% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.85% magenta, 70.79% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 54.78% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3089

Complementary

  1. #b29434
  2. #3452b2

Split complementary

  1. #b29434
  2. #3491b2
  3. #5534b2

Analogous

  1. #b25534
  2. #b29434
  3. #91b234

Triadic

  1. #b29434
  2. #34b294
  3. #9434b2

Tetradic

  1. #b29434
  2. #52b234
  3. #3452b2
  4. #9434b2

Square

  1. #b29434
  2. #34b255
  3. #3452b2
  4. #b23491

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3211
  2. #776323
  3. #b29434
  4. #d1b662
  5. #e2d29d

Shades

#b29434 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b29434
  2. #a0852f
  3. #8e762a
  4. #7d6824
  5. #6b591f
  6. #594a1a
  7. #473b15
  8. #352c10
  9. #241e0a
  10. #120f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b29434 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b29434
  2. #ba9f48
  3. #c1a95d
  4. #c9b471
  5. #d1bf85
  6. #d9ca9a
  7. #e0d4ae
  8. #e8dfc2
  9. #f0ead6
  10. #f7f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b29434 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b29434
  2. #ad923c
  3. #a89043
  4. #a38e4b
  5. #9e8c52
  6. #998a5a
  7. #948862
  8. #8f8669
  9. #8a8471
  10. #858278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2967b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49227 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9b39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c08880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa932d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb8d6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b29434 {
  color: #b29434;
}
Background
.bg-b29434 {
  background-color: #b29434;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b29434 {
  border: 2px solid #b29434;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b29434;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 148 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 55% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b29434 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b29434, #91b234);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b29434 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 148 52 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.60 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.78 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.92 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.06 #4d6bcb Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Brass
#b29434  rgb(178, 148, 52)  hsl(46, 55%, 45%)  Brass
#3452b2  rgb(52, 82, 178)  hsl(226, 55%, 45%)  Sapphire
#34b294  rgb(52, 178, 148)  hsl(166, 55%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#9434b2  rgb(148, 52, 178)  hsl(286, 55%, 45%)  Dark Orchid