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#B59C2F

#b59c2f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b59c2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.81% magenta, 74.03% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 48.81°, with 58.77% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.3381

Complementary

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #2f48b5

Split complementary

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #2f8bb5
  3. #592fb5

Analogous

  1. #b5592f
  2. #b59c2f
  3. #8bb52f

Triadic

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #2fb59c
  3. #9c2fb5

Tetradic

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #48b52f
  3. #2f48b5
  4. #9c2fb5

Square

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #2fb559
  3. #2f48b5
  4. #b52f8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3c330f
  2. #78681f
  3. #b59c2f
  4. #d5be5c
  5. #e4d699

Shades

#b59c2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #a38c2a
  3. #917d26
  4. #7f6d21
  5. #6d5e1c
  6. #5b4e18
  7. #483e13
  8. #362f0e
  9. #241f09
  10. #121005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59c2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #bca644
  3. #c4b059
  4. #cbba6d
  5. #d3c482
  6. #dace97
  7. #e1d7ac
  8. #e9e1c1
  9. #f0ebd5
  10. #f8f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59c2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59c2f
  2. #b09937
  3. #aa963f
  4. #a59447
  5. #a0914f
  6. #9b8e58
  7. #958b60
  8. #908868
  9. #8b8670
  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 #a79d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac991d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c49087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09a25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49f33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be956e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59c2f {
  color: #b59c2f;
}
Background
.bg-b59c2f {
  background-color: #b59c2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59c2f {
  border: 2px solid #b59c2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59c2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 59% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59c2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59c2f, #8bb52f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59c2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 47 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.77 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.27 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.25 #4a63d0 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#b59c2f  rgb(181, 156, 47)  hsl(49, 59%, 45%)  Brass
#2f48b5  rgb(47, 72, 181)  hsl(229, 59%, 45%)  Cobalt Blue
#2fb59c  rgb(47, 181, 156)  hsl(169, 59%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#9c2fb5  rgb(156, 47, 181)  hsl(289, 59%, 45%)  Dark Orchid