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#B89944

#b89944 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b89944 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 60% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.85% magenta, 63.04% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 43.97°, with 46.03% saturation and 49.41% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3339

Complementary

  1. #b89944
  2. #4463b8

Split complementary

  1. #b89944
  2. #449db8
  3. #5f44b8

Analogous

  1. #b85f44
  2. #b89944
  3. #9db844

Triadic

  1. #b89944
  2. #44b899
  3. #9944b8

Tetradic

  1. #b89944
  2. #63b844
  3. #4463b8
  4. #9944b8

Square

  1. #b89944
  2. #44b85f
  3. #4463b8
  4. #b8449d

Monochromatic

  1. #483c1b
  2. #806b2f
  3. #b89944
  4. #ceb87a
  5. #e3d6b2

Shades

#b89944 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b89944
  2. #a68a3d
  3. #937a36
  4. #816b30
  5. #6e5c29
  6. #5c4d22
  7. #4a3d1b
  8. #372e14
  9. #251f0e
  10. #120f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#b89944 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b89944
  2. #bfa357
  3. #c6ad69
  4. #cdb87c
  5. #d4c28f
  6. #dccca2
  7. #e3d6b4
  8. #eae0c7
  9. #f1ebda
  10. #f8f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b89944 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b89944
  2. #b2974a
  3. #ad9450
  4. #a79256
  5. #a28f5c
  6. #9c8d62
  7. #968a68
  8. #91886e
  9. #8b8574
  10. #86837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9973b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af983f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49d46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b89944 {
  color: #b89944;
}
Background
.bg-b89944 {
  background-color: #b89944;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b89944 {
  border: 2px solid #b89944;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b89944;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 153 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 46% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b89944 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b89944, #9db844);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b89944 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 153 68 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.28 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.44 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.16 #4766bb Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#b89944  rgb(184, 153, 68)  hsl(44, 46%, 49%)  Brass
#4463b8  rgb(68, 99, 184)  hsl(224, 46%, 49%)  Denim
#44b899  rgb(68, 184, 153)  hsl(164, 46%, 49%)  Mint
#9944b8  rgb(153, 68, 184)  hsl(284, 46%, 49%)  Purpureus