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#B39E32

#b39e32 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b39e32 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.96% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.73% magenta, 72.07% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 50.23°, with 56.33% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3427

Complementary

  1. #b39e32
  2. #3247b3

Split complementary

  1. #b39e32
  2. #3287b3
  3. #5d32b3

Analogous

  1. #b35d32
  2. #b39e32
  3. #87b332

Triadic

  1. #b39e32
  2. #32b39e
  3. #9e32b3

Tetradic

  1. #b39e32
  2. #47b332
  3. #3247b3
  4. #9e32b3

Square

  1. #b39e32
  2. #32b35d
  3. #3247b3
  4. #b33287

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3411
  2. #776921
  3. #b39e32
  4. #d2c05f
  5. #e3d79b

Shades

#b39e32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39e32
  2. #a18e2d
  3. #8f7e28
  4. #7d6f23
  5. #6b5f1e
  6. #5a4f19
  7. #483f14
  8. #362f0f
  9. #24200a
  10. #121005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39e32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39e32
  2. #bba847
  3. #c2b15b
  4. #cabb70
  5. #d1c584
  6. #d9cf99
  7. #e1d8ad
  8. #e8e2c2
  9. #f0ecd6
  10. #f7f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39e32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39e32
  2. #ae9b3a
  3. #a99842
  4. #a49549
  5. #9f9251
  6. #9a8f59
  7. #948c61
  8. #8f8969
  9. #8a8670
  10. #858378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9a21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a139 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c19289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09c29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9770 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39e32 {
  color: #b39e32;
}
Background
.bg-b39e32 {
  background-color: #b39e32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39e32 {
  border: 2px solid #b39e32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39e32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 158 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 56% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39e32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39e32, #87b332);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39e32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 158 50 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.68 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.49 #4c61cd Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#b39e32  rgb(179, 158, 50)  hsl(50, 56%, 45%)  Brass
#3247b3  rgb(50, 71, 179)  hsl(230, 56%, 45%)  Cobalt Blue
#32b39e  rgb(50, 179, 158)  hsl(170, 56%, 45%)  Persian Green
#9e32b3  rgb(158, 50, 179)  hsl(290, 56%, 45%)  Dark Orchid