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#B79E07

#b79e07 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b79e07 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 61.96% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.66% magenta, 96.17% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 51.48°, with 92.63% saturation and 37.25% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3454

Complementary

  1. #b79e07
  2. #0720b7

Split complementary

  1. #b79e07
  2. #0778b7
  3. #4607b7

Analogous

  1. #b74607
  2. #b79e07
  3. #78b707

Triadic

  1. #b79e07
  2. #07b79e
  3. #9e07b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79e07
  2. #20b707
  3. #0720b7
  4. #9e07b7

Square

  1. #b79e07
  2. #07b746
  3. #0720b7
  4. #b70778

Monochromatic

  1. #241f01
  2. #6d5e04
  3. #b79e07
  4. #f6d614
  5. #f9e35e

Shades

#b79e07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79e07
  2. #a58e06
  3. #927e06
  4. #806f05
  5. #6e5f04
  6. #5c4f04
  7. #493f03
  8. #372f02
  9. #252001
  10. #121001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79e07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79e07
  2. #bea820
  3. #c5b139
  4. #cdbb51
  5. #d4c56a
  6. #dbcf83
  7. #e2d89c
  8. #e9e2b5
  9. #f1eccd
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79e07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79e07
  2. #b29b13
  3. #ac981f
  4. #a7952b
  5. #a19237
  6. #9c8f44
  7. #968c50
  8. #91895c
  9. #8b8668
  10. #868374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a21b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a115 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0966a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79e07 {
  color: #b79e07;
}
Background
.bg-b79e07 {
  background-color: #b79e07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79e07 {
  border: 2px solid #b79e07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79e07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 158 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 93% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79e07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79e07, #78b707);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79e07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 158 7 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.73 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.12 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.03 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.21 #4861f8 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#b79e07  rgb(183, 158, 7)  hsl(51, 93%, 37%)  Brass
#0720b7  rgb(7, 32, 183)  hsl(231, 93%, 37%)  Zaffre
#07b79e  rgb(7, 183, 158)  hsl(171, 93%, 37%)  Persian Green
#9e07b7  rgb(158, 7, 183)  hsl(291, 93%, 37%)  Dark Violet