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#B59790

#b59790 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b59790 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 59.22% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.57% magenta, 20.44% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 11.35°, with 20% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.3397

Complementary

  1. #b59790
  2. #90aeb5

Split complementary

  1. #b59790
  2. #90b5aa
  3. #909cb5

Analogous

  1. #b5909c
  2. #b59790
  3. #b5aa90

Triadic

  1. #b59790
  2. #90b597
  3. #9790b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59790
  2. #aeb590
  3. #90aeb5
  4. #9790b5

Square

  1. #b59790
  2. #9cb590
  3. #90aeb5
  4. #aa90b5

Monochromatic

  1. #674b45
  2. #956d63
  3. #b59790
  4. #d4c2be
  5. #f2edec

Shades

#b59790 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59790
  2. #a38882
  3. #917973
  4. #7f6a65
  5. #6d5b56
  6. #5b4c48
  7. #483c3a
  8. #362d2b
  9. #241e1d
  10. #120f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59790 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59790
  2. #bca19b
  3. #c4aca6
  4. #cbb6b1
  5. #d3c1bc
  6. #dacbc8
  7. #e1d5d3
  8. #e9e0de
  9. #f0eae9
  10. #f8f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59790 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59790
  2. #b0958e
  3. #aa928d
  4. #a5908b
  5. #a08e8a
  6. #9b8c88
  7. #958986
  8. #908785
  9. #8b8583
  10. #858282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9a8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79990 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9c90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba9593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59790 {
  color: #b59790;
}
Background
.bg-b59790 {
  background-color: #b59790;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59790 {
  border: 2px solid #b59790;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59790;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 151 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 20% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59790 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59790, #b5aa90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59790 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 151 144 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.95 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.28 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.90 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.03 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.64 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.89 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 12.27 #4a686f Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#b59790  rgb(181, 151, 144)  hsl(11, 20%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#90aeb5  rgb(144, 174, 181)  hsl(191, 20%, 64%)  Pastel Blue
#90b597  rgb(144, 181, 151)  hsl(131, 20%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#9790b5  rgb(151, 144, 181)  hsl(251, 20%, 64%)  Cool Gray