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#B79809

#b79809 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b79809 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 59.61% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.94% magenta, 95.08% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 49.31°, with 90.63% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3254

Complementary

  1. #b79809
  2. #0928b7

Split complementary

  1. #b79809
  2. #097fb7
  3. #4109b7

Analogous

  1. #b74109
  2. #b79809
  3. #7fb709

Triadic

  1. #b79809
  2. #09b798
  3. #9809b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79809
  2. #28b709
  3. #0928b7
  4. #9809b7

Square

  1. #b79809
  2. #09b741
  3. #0928b7
  4. #b7097f

Monochromatic

  1. #251f02
  2. #6e5b05
  3. #b79809
  4. #f4cd19
  5. #f7dd62

Shades

#b79809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79809
  2. #a58908
  3. #927a07
  4. #806a06
  5. #6e5b05
  6. #5c4c05
  7. #493d04
  8. #372e03
  9. #251e02
  10. #120f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79809
  2. #bea222
  3. #c5ad3a
  4. #cdb753
  5. #d4c16b
  6. #dbcc84
  7. #e2d69d
  8. #e9e0b5
  9. #f1eace
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79809
  2. #b29615
  3. #ac9321
  4. #a7912d
  5. #a18e39
  6. #9c8c45
  7. #968a50
  8. #91875c
  9. #8b8568
  10. #868274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29e1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c78a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49c15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19066 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79809 {
  color: #b79809;
}
Background
.bg-b79809 {
  background-color: #b79809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79809 {
  border: 2px solid #b79809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 152 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79809, #7fb709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 152 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.66 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.30 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.80 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.39 #4867f6 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Brass
#b79809  rgb(183, 152, 9)  hsl(49, 91%, 38%)  Brass
#0928b7  rgb(9, 40, 183)  hsl(229, 91%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#09b798  rgb(9, 183, 152)  hsl(169, 91%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#9809b7  rgb(152, 9, 183)  hsl(289, 91%, 38%)  Dark Violet