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#B89902

#b89902 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b89902 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 60% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.85% magenta, 98.91% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.78°, with 97.85% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3298

Complementary

  1. #b89902
  2. #0221b8

Split complementary

  1. #b89902
  2. #027cb8
  3. #3e02b8

Analogous

  1. #b83e02
  2. #b89902
  3. #7cb802

Triadic

  1. #b89902
  2. #02b899
  3. #9902b8

Tetradic

  1. #b89902
  2. #21b802
  3. #0221b8
  4. #9902b8

Square

  1. #b89902
  2. #02b83e
  3. #0221b8
  4. #b8027c

Monochromatic

  1. #211b00
  2. #6c5a01
  3. #b89902
  4. #fcd30a
  5. #fde156

Shades

#b89902 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b89902
  2. #a68a02
  3. #937a02
  4. #816b01
  5. #6e5c01
  6. #5c4d01
  7. #4a3d01
  8. #372e01
  9. #251f00
  10. #120f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#b89902 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b89902
  2. #bfa31b
  3. #c6ad35
  4. #cdb84e
  5. #d4c267
  6. #dccc81
  7. #e3d69a
  8. #eae0b3
  9. #f1ebcc
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b89902 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b89902
  2. #b2970f
  3. #ad941b
  4. #a79228
  5. #a28f34
  6. #9c8d41
  7. #968a4e
  8. #91885a
  9. #8b8567
  10. #868373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c88b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59d11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29166 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b89902 {
  color: #b89902;
}
Background
.bg-b89902 {
  background-color: #b89902;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b89902 {
  border: 2px solid #b89902;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b89902;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 153 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 98% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b89902 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b89902, #7cb802);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b89902 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 153 2 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.08 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.05 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.16 #4766fd Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Brass
#b89902  rgb(184, 153, 2)  hsl(50, 98%, 36%)  Brass
#0221b8  rgb(2, 33, 184)  hsl(230, 98%, 36%)  Zaffre
#02b899  rgb(2, 184, 153)  hsl(170, 98%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#9902b8  rgb(153, 2, 184)  hsl(290, 98%, 36%)  Dark Violet