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#B39733

#b39733 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b39733 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 59.22% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.64% magenta, 71.51% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 46.88°, with 55.65% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3196

Complementary

  1. #b39733
  2. #334fb3

Split complementary

  1. #b39733
  2. #338fb3
  3. #5733b3

Analogous

  1. #b35733
  2. #b39733
  3. #8fb333

Triadic

  1. #b39733
  2. #33b397
  3. #9733b3

Tetradic

  1. #b39733
  2. #4fb333
  3. #334fb3
  4. #9733b3

Square

  1. #b39733
  2. #33b357
  3. #334fb3
  4. #b3338f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3311
  2. #776522
  3. #b39733
  4. #d2b961
  5. #e3d39c

Shades

#b39733 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39733
  2. #a1882e
  3. #8f7929
  4. #7d6a24
  5. #6b5b1f
  6. #5a4c1a
  7. #483c14
  8. #362d0f
  9. #241e0a
  10. #120f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39733 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39733
  2. #bba147
  3. #c2ac5c
  4. #cab670
  5. #d1c185
  6. #d9cb99
  7. #e1d5ad
  8. #e8e0c2
  9. #f0ead6
  10. #f7f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39733 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39733
  2. #ae953b
  3. #a99242
  4. #a4904a
  5. #9f8e52
  6. #9a8c5a
  7. #948961
  8. #8f8769
  9. #8a8571
  10. #858278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4987d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79425 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c18b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac952b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09a36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc906c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39733 {
  color: #b39733;
}
Background
.bg-b39733 {
  background-color: #b39733;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39733 {
  border: 2px solid #b39733;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39733;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 151 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 56% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39733 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39733, #8fb333);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39733 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 151 51 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.52 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.68 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.18 #4c68cc Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#b39733  rgb(179, 151, 51)  hsl(47, 56%, 45%)  Brass
#334fb3  rgb(51, 79, 179)  hsl(227, 56%, 45%)  Sapphire
#33b397  rgb(51, 179, 151)  hsl(167, 56%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#9733b3  rgb(151, 51, 179)  hsl(287, 56%, 45%)  Dark Orchid