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#B39735

#b39735 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b39735 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 59.22% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.64% magenta, 70.39% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 54.31% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.53.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3197

Complementary

  1. #b39735
  2. #3551b3

Split complementary

  1. #b39735
  2. #3590b3
  3. #5835b3

Analogous

  1. #b35835
  2. #b39735
  3. #90b335

Triadic

  1. #b39735
  2. #35b397
  3. #9735b3

Tetradic

  1. #b39735
  2. #51b335
  3. #3551b3
  4. #9735b3

Square

  1. #b39735
  2. #35b358
  3. #3551b3
  4. #b33590

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3312
  2. #786524
  3. #b39735
  4. #d1b964
  5. #e2d39f

Shades

#b39735 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39735
  2. #a18830
  3. #8f792a
  4. #7d6a25
  5. #6b5b20
  6. #5a4c1b
  7. #483c15
  8. #362d10
  9. #241e0b
  10. #120f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39735 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39735
  2. #bba149
  3. #c2ac5d
  4. #cab672
  5. #d1c186
  6. #d9cb9a
  7. #e1d5ae
  8. #e8e0c2
  9. #f0ead7
  10. #f7f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39735 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39735
  2. #ae953d
  3. #a99244
  4. #a4904c
  5. #9f8e53
  6. #9a8c5b
  7. #948962
  8. #8f876a
  9. #8a8571
  10. #858279
  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 #a79528 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c18b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac962d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09a38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc906c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39735 {
  color: #b39735;
}
Background
.bg-b39735 {
  background-color: #b39735;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39735 {
  border: 2px solid #b39735;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39735;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 151 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 54% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39735 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39735, #90b335);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39735 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 151 53 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.53 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.69 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.20 #4c68ca Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#b39735  rgb(179, 151, 53)  hsl(47, 54%, 45%)  Brass
#3551b3  rgb(53, 81, 179)  hsl(227, 54%, 45%)  Sapphire
#35b397  rgb(53, 179, 151)  hsl(167, 54%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#9735b3  rgb(151, 53, 179)  hsl(287, 54%, 45%)  Dark Orchid