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#B9A136

#b9a136 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9a136 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 63.14% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.97% magenta, 70.81% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 49.01°, 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3607

Complementary

  1. #b9a136
  2. #364eb9

Split complementary

  1. #b9a136
  2. #368fb9
  3. #6036b9

Analogous

  1. #b96036
  2. #b9a136
  3. #8fb936

Triadic

  1. #b9a136
  2. #36b9a1
  3. #a136b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9a136
  2. #4eb936
  3. #364eb9
  4. #a136b9

Square

  1. #b9a136
  2. #36b960
  3. #364eb9
  4. #b9368f

Monochromatic

  1. #433a13
  2. #7e6d25
  3. #b9a136
  4. #d3c068
  5. #e4d8a4

Shades

#b9a136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9a136
  2. #a79131
  3. #94812b
  4. #827126
  5. #6f6120
  6. #5d511b
  7. #4a4016
  8. #383010
  9. #25200b
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9a136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9a136
  2. #c0aa4a
  3. #c7b45e
  4. #cebd72
  5. #d5c786
  6. #dcd09b
  7. #e3d9af
  8. #eae3c3
  9. #f1ecd7
  10. #f8f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9a136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9a136
  2. #b39e3d
  3. #ae9a45
  4. #a8974c
  5. #a29454
  6. #9d915b
  7. #978d62
  8. #918a6a
  9. #8b8771
  10. #868379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a53c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8958b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49f2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a43a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29a73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9a136 {
  color: #b9a136;
}
Background
.bg-b9a136 {
  background-color: #b9a136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9a136 {
  border: 2px solid #b9a136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9a136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 161 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9a136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9a136, #8fb936);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9a136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 161 54 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.94 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.49 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.02 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.36 #465ec9 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#b9a136  rgb(185, 161, 54)  hsl(49, 55%, 47%)  Brass
#364eb9  rgb(54, 78, 185)  hsl(229, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire
#36b9a1  rgb(54, 185, 161)  hsl(169, 55%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#a136b9  rgb(161, 54, 185)  hsl(289, 55%, 47%)  Dark Orchid