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#B59C2D

#b59c2d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b59c2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 61.18% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.81% magenta, 75.14% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, with 60.18% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.3379

Complementary

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #2d46b5

Split complementary

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #2d8ab5
  3. #582db5

Analogous

  1. #b5582d
  2. #b59c2d
  3. #8ab52d

Triadic

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #2db59c
  3. #9c2db5

Tetradic

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #46b52d
  3. #2d46b5
  4. #9c2db5

Square

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #2db558
  3. #2d46b5
  4. #b52d8a

Monochromatic

  1. #3a320f
  2. #78671e
  3. #b59c2d
  4. #d6bf59
  5. #e5d696

Shades

#b59c2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #a38c29
  3. #917d24
  4. #7f6d20
  5. #6d5e1b
  6. #5b4e17
  7. #483e12
  8. #362f0e
  9. #241f09
  10. #121005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59c2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #bca642
  3. #c4b057
  4. #cbba6c
  5. #d3c481
  6. #dace96
  7. #e1d7ab
  8. #e9e1c0
  9. #f0ebd5
  10. #f8f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59c2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59c2d
  2. #b09935
  3. #aa963e
  4. #a59446
  5. #a0914e
  6. #9b8e57
  7. #958b5f
  8. #908867
  9. #8b866f
  10. #858378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79d7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9919 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c49086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09a22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49f31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be956e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59c2d {
  color: #b59c2d;
}
Background
.bg-b59c2d {
  background-color: #b59c2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59c2d {
  border: 2px solid #b59c2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59c2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 60% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59c2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59c2d, #8ab52d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59c2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 45 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.75 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.32 #4a63d2 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#b59c2d  rgb(181, 156, 45)  hsl(49, 60%, 44%)  Brass
#2d46b5  rgb(45, 70, 181)  hsl(229, 60%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#2db59c  rgb(45, 181, 156)  hsl(169, 60%, 44%)  Jungle Green
#9c2db5  rgb(156, 45, 181)  hsl(289, 60%, 44%)  Dark Orchid