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#B49C4E

#b49c4e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b49c4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 56.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 40.48% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.3403

Complementary

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #4e66b4

Split complementary

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #4e99b4
  3. #694eb4

Analogous

  1. #b4694e
  2. #b49c4e
  3. #99b44e

Triadic

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #4eb49c
  3. #9c4eb4

Tetradic

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #66b44e
  3. #4e66b4
  4. #9c4eb4

Square

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #4eb469
  3. #4e66b4
  4. #b44e99

Monochromatic

  1. #4a401f
  2. #7f6e36
  3. #b49c4e
  4. #cbba84
  5. #e2d8b9

Shades

#b49c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #a28c46
  3. #907d3e
  4. #7e6d37
  5. #6c5e2f
  6. #5a4e27
  7. #483e1f
  8. #362f17
  9. #241f10
  10. #121008
  11. #000000

Tints

#b49c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #bca660
  3. #c3b071
  4. #cbba83
  5. #d2c495
  6. #dacea7
  7. #e1d7b8
  8. #e9e1ca
  9. #f0ebdc
  10. #f8f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b49c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b49c4e
  2. #af9953
  3. #aa9658
  4. #a4945d
  5. #9f9162
  6. #9a8e67
  7. #958b6c
  8. #908871
  9. #8a8676
  10. #85837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9a47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a151 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1918a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29f50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9677 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b49c4e {
  color: #b49c4e;
}
Background
.bg-b49c4e {
  background-color: #b49c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b49c4e {
  border: 2px solid #b49c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b49c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 156 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 40% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b49c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b49c4e, #99b44e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b49c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 156 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.54 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.04 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.42 #4b63b1 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#b49c4e  rgb(180, 156, 78)  hsl(46, 40%, 51%)  Brass
#4e66b4  rgb(78, 102, 180)  hsl(226, 40%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#4eb49c  rgb(78, 180, 156)  hsl(166, 40%, 51%)  Jungle Green
#9c4eb4  rgb(156, 78, 180)  hsl(286, 40%, 51%)  Purpureus