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#B99F36

#b99f36 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b99f36 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 62.35% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.05% magenta, 70.81% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 48.09°, with 54.81% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3538

Complementary

  1. #b99f36
  2. #3650b9

Split complementary

  1. #b99f36
  2. #3691b9
  3. #5d36b9

Analogous

  1. #b95d36
  2. #b99f36
  3. #91b936

Triadic

  1. #b99f36
  2. #36b99f
  3. #9f36b9

Tetradic

  1. #b99f36
  2. #50b936
  3. #3650b9
  4. #9f36b9

Square

  1. #b99f36
  2. #36b95d
  3. #3650b9
  4. #b93691

Monochromatic

  1. #433913
  2. #7e6c25
  3. #b99f36
  4. #d3be68
  5. #e4d7a4

Shades

#b99f36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99f36
  2. #a78f31
  3. #947f2b
  4. #826f26
  5. #6f5f20
  6. #5d501b
  7. #4a4016
  8. #383010
  9. #25200b
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99f36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99f36
  2. #c0a94a
  3. #c7b25e
  4. #cebc72
  5. #d5c586
  6. #dccf9b
  7. #e3d9af
  8. #eae2c3
  9. #f1ecd7
  10. #f8f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99f36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99f36
  2. #b39c3d
  3. #ae9945
  4. #a8964c
  5. #a29354
  6. #9d905b
  7. #978c62
  8. #91896a
  9. #8b8671
  10. #868379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9c27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39d2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a23a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99f36 {
  color: #b99f36;
}
Background
.bg-b99f36 {
  background-color: #b99f36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99f36 {
  border: 2px solid #b99f36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99f36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 159 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99f36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99f36, #91b936);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99f36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 159 54 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.54 #4660c9 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#b99f36  rgb(185, 159, 54)  hsl(48, 55%, 47%)  Brass
#3650b9  rgb(54, 80, 185)  hsl(228, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire
#36b99f  rgb(54, 185, 159)  hsl(168, 55%, 47%)  Jungle Green
#9f36b9  rgb(159, 54, 185)  hsl(288, 55%, 47%)  Dark Orchid