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#B79B59

#b79b59 ≈ Camel

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b79b59 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 60.78% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 42.13°, with 39.5% saturation and 53.33% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3423

Complementary

  1. #b79b59
  2. #5975b7

Split complementary

  1. #b79b59
  2. #59a4b7
  3. #6c59b7

Analogous

  1. #b76c59
  2. #b79b59
  3. #a4b759

Triadic

  1. #b79b59
  2. #59b79b
  3. #9b59b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79b59
  2. #75b759
  3. #5975b7
  4. #9b59b7

Square

  1. #b79b59
  2. #59b76c
  3. #5975b7
  4. #b759a4

Monochromatic

  1. #534524
  2. #88713b
  3. #b79b59
  4. #cebb8e
  5. #e5dbc4

Shades

#b79b59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79b59
  2. #a58c50
  3. #927c47
  4. #806d3e
  5. #6e5d35
  6. #5c4e2d
  7. #493e24
  8. #372f1b
  9. #251f12
  10. #121009
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79b59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79b59
  2. #bea56a
  3. #c5af7a
  4. #cdb98b
  5. #d4c39b
  6. #dbcdac
  7. #e2d7bd
  8. #e9e1cd
  9. #f1ebde
  10. #f8f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79b59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79b59
  2. #b2985d
  3. #ac9661
  4. #a79365
  5. #a19069
  6. #9c8e6d
  7. #968b70
  8. #918874
  9. #8b8578
  10. #86837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99a53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a15b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4918b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9a56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39f5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf957a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79b59 {
  color: #b79b59;
}
Background
.bg-b79b59 {
  background-color: #b79b59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79b59 {
  border: 2px solid #b79b59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79b59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 155 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 40% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79b59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79b59, #a4b759);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79b59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 155 89 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.54 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.36 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.69 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.90 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.01 #4864a6 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Camel
#b79b59  rgb(183, 155, 89)  hsl(42, 40%, 53%)  Camel
#5975b7  rgb(89, 117, 183)  hsl(222, 40%, 53%)  Glaucous
#59b79b  rgb(89, 183, 155)  hsl(162, 40%, 53%)  Mint
#9b59b7  rgb(155, 89, 183)  hsl(282, 40%, 53%)  Purpureus