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#B79C19

#b79c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b79c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.75% magenta, 86.34% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 49.75°, with 75.96% saturation and 40.78% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3391

Complementary

  1. #b79c19
  2. #1934b7

Split complementary

  1. #b79c19
  2. #1983b7
  3. #4d19b7

Analogous

  1. #b74d19
  2. #b79c19
  3. #83b719

Triadic

  1. #b79c19
  2. #19b79c
  3. #9c19b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79c19
  2. #34b719
  3. #1934b7
  4. #9c19b7

Square

  1. #b79c19
  2. #19b74d
  3. #1934b7
  4. #b71983

Monochromatic

  1. #302907
  2. #746310
  3. #b79c19
  4. #e4c739
  5. #edda7c

Shades

#b79c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79c19
  2. #a58c17
  3. #927d14
  4. #806d12
  5. #6e5e0f
  6. #5c4e0d
  7. #493e0a
  8. #372f08
  9. #251f05
  10. #121003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79c19
  2. #bea630
  3. #c5b047
  4. #cdba5e
  5. #d4c475
  6. #dbce8c
  7. #e2d7a3
  8. #e9e1ba
  9. #f1ebd1
  10. #f8f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79c19
  2. #b29923
  3. #ac962e
  4. #a79438
  5. #a19142
  6. #9c8e4d
  7. #968b57
  8. #918861
  9. #8b866b
  10. #868376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59f20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0946a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79c19 {
  color: #b79c19;
}
Background
.bg-b79c19 {
  background-color: #b79c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b79c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79c19, #83b719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.23 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.98 #4863e6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#b79c19  rgb(183, 156, 25)  hsl(50, 76%, 41%)  Brass
#1934b7  rgb(25, 52, 183)  hsl(230, 76%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#19b79c  rgb(25, 183, 156)  hsl(170, 76%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#9c19b7  rgb(156, 25, 183)  hsl(290, 76%, 41%)  Dark Orchid