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#B59604

#b59604 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b59604 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 58.82% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.13% magenta, 97.79% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 49.49°, with 95.68% saturation and 36.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3165

Complementary

  1. #b59604
  2. #0423b5

Split complementary

  1. #b59604
  2. #047bb5
  3. #3d04b5

Analogous

  1. #b53d04
  2. #b59604
  3. #7bb504

Triadic

  1. #b59604
  2. #04b596
  3. #9604b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59604
  2. #23b504
  3. #0423b5
  4. #9604b5

Square

  1. #b59604
  2. #04b53d
  3. #0423b5
  4. #b5047b

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1a01
  2. #6a5802
  3. #b59604
  4. #fad00c
  5. #fbde57

Shades

#b59604 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59604
  2. #a38704
  3. #917803
  4. #7f6903
  5. #6d5a02
  6. #5b4b02
  7. #483c02
  8. #362d01
  9. #241e01
  10. #120f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59604 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59604
  2. #bca11d
  3. #c4ab36
  4. #cbb64f
  5. #d3c068
  6. #dacb82
  7. #e1d59b
  8. #e9e0b4
  9. #f0eacd
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59604 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59604
  2. #b09410
  3. #aa921d
  4. #a58f29
  5. #a08d36
  6. #9b8b42
  7. #95894e
  8. #90875b
  9. #8b8467
  10. #858274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09c17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5887f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf8e64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59604 {
  color: #b59604;
}
Background
.bg-b59604 {
  background-color: #b59604;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59604 {
  border: 2px solid #b59604;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59604;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 150 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59604 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59604, #7bb504);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59604 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 150 4 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.03 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.96 #4a69fb Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#b59604  rgb(181, 150, 4)  hsl(49, 96%, 36%)  Brass
#0423b5  rgb(4, 35, 181)  hsl(229, 96%, 36%)  Zaffre
#04b596  rgb(4, 181, 150)  hsl(169, 96%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#9604b5  rgb(150, 4, 181)  hsl(289, 96%, 36%)  Dark Violet