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#B69A09

#b69a09 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b69a09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 60.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 95.05% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 50.29°, with 90.58% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3308

Complementary

  1. #b69a09
  2. #0925b6

Split complementary

  1. #b69a09
  2. #097bb6
  3. #4309b6

Analogous

  1. #b64309
  2. #b69a09
  3. #7bb609

Triadic

  1. #b69a09
  2. #09b69a
  3. #9a09b6

Tetradic

  1. #b69a09
  2. #25b609
  3. #0925b6
  4. #9a09b6

Square

  1. #b69a09
  2. #09b643
  3. #0925b6
  4. #b6097b

Monochromatic

  1. #241f02
  2. #6d5c05
  3. #b69a09
  4. #f4d018
  5. #f7df61

Shades

#b69a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b69a09
  2. #a48b08
  3. #927b07
  4. #7f6c06
  5. #6d5c05
  6. #5b4d05
  7. #493e04
  8. #372e03
  9. #241f02
  10. #120f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b69a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b69a09
  2. #bda422
  3. #c5ae3a
  4. #ccb853
  5. #d3c26b
  6. #dbcd84
  7. #e2d79d
  8. #e9e1b5
  9. #f0ebce
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b69a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b69a09
  2. #b19715
  3. #ab9521
  4. #a6922d
  5. #a09039
  6. #9b8d45
  7. #968a50
  8. #90885c
  9. #8b8568
  10. #858374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79b7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49d15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09267 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b69a09 {
  color: #b69a09;
}
Background
.bg-b69a09 {
  background-color: #b69a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b69a09 {
  border: 2px solid #b69a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b69a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 154 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b69a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b69a09, #7bb609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b69a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 154 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.78 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.35 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.39 #4965f6 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#b69a09  rgb(182, 154, 9)  hsl(50, 91%, 37%)  Brass
#0925b6  rgb(9, 37, 182)  hsl(230, 91%, 37%)  Zaffre
#09b69a  rgb(9, 182, 154)  hsl(170, 91%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#9a09b6  rgb(154, 9, 182)  hsl(290, 91%, 37%)  Dark Violet