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#B39E5A

#b39e5a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b39e5a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.96% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.73% magenta, 49.72% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 45.84°, with 36.93% saturation and 52.75% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #5a6fb3

Split complementary

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #5a9cb3
  3. #725ab3

Analogous

  1. #b3725a
  2. #b39e5a
  3. #9cb35a

Triadic

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #5ab39e
  3. #9e5ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #6fb35a
  3. #5a6fb3
  4. #9e5ab3

Square

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #5ab372
  3. #5a6fb3
  4. #b35a9c

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4525
  2. #84733d
  3. #b39e5a
  4. #cbbd8e
  5. #e3dcc3

Shades

#b39e5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #a18e51
  3. #8f7e48
  4. #7d6f3f
  5. #6b5f36
  6. #5a4f2d
  7. #483f24
  8. #362f1b
  9. #242012
  10. #121009
  11. #000000

Tints

#b39e5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #bba86b
  3. #c2b17b
  4. #cabb8c
  5. #d1c59c
  6. #d9cfad
  7. #e1d8bd
  8. #e8e2ce
  9. #f0ecde
  10. #f7f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b39e5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b39e5a
  2. #ae9b5e
  3. #a99862
  4. #a49565
  5. #9f9269
  6. #9a8f6d
  7. #948c71
  8. #8f8975
  9. #8a8678
  10. #85837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9c54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a25d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf948e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a05c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba987c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b39e5a {
  color: #b39e5a;
}
Background
.bg-b39e5a {
  background-color: #b39e5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b39e5a {
  border: 2px solid #b39e5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b39e5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 158 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b39e5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39e5a, #9cb35a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b39e5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 158 90 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.94 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.01 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.71 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.91 #4c61a5 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#b39e5a  rgb(179, 158, 90)  hsl(46, 37%, 53%)  Brass
#5a6fb3  rgb(90, 111, 179)  hsl(226, 37%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#5ab39e  rgb(90, 179, 158)  hsl(166, 37%, 53%)  Light Sea Green
#9e5ab3  rgb(158, 90, 179)  hsl(286, 37%, 53%)  Purpureus