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#B49C41

#b49c41 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b49c41 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 61.18% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 63.89% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 47.48°, with 46.94% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.3386

Complementary

  1. #b49c41
  2. #4159b4

Split complementary

  1. #b49c41
  2. #4192b4
  3. #6341b4

Analogous

  1. #b46341
  2. #b49c41
  3. #92b441

Triadic

  1. #b49c41
  2. #41b49c
  3. #9c41b4

Tetradic

  1. #b49c41
  2. #59b441
  3. #4159b4
  4. #9c41b4

Square

  1. #b49c41
  2. #41b463
  3. #4159b4
  4. #b44192

Monochromatic

  1. #443b18
  2. #7c6b2d
  3. #b49c41
  4. #cdbb75
  5. #e1d6ad

Shades

#b49c41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b49c41
  2. #a28c3b
  3. #907d34
  4. #7e6d2e
  5. #6c5e27
  6. #5a4e21
  7. #483e1a
  8. #362f14
  9. #241f0d
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b49c41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b49c41
  2. #bca654
  3. #c3b067
  4. #cbba7a
  5. #d2c48d
  6. #dacea0
  7. #e1d7b3
  8. #e9e1c6
  9. #f0ebd9
  10. #f8f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b49c41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b49c41
  2. #af9947
  3. #aa964e
  4. #a49454
  5. #9f915a
  6. #9a8e61
  7. #958b67
  8. #90886d
  9. #8a8673
  10. #85837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9937 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a045 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9a3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29f44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9573 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b49c41 {
  color: #b49c41;
}
Background
.bg-b49c41 {
  background-color: #b49c41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b49c41 {
  border: 2px solid #b49c41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b49c41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 156 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 47% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b49c41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b49c41, #92b441);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b49c41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 156 65 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.91 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.64 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.52 #4b63be Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#b49c41  rgb(180, 156, 65)  hsl(47, 47%, 48%)  Brass
#4159b4  rgb(65, 89, 180)  hsl(227, 47%, 48%)  Sapphire
#41b49c  rgb(65, 180, 156)  hsl(167, 47%, 48%)  Jungle Green
#9c41b4  rgb(156, 65, 180)  hsl(287, 47%, 48%)  Purpureus