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#B9A15D

#b9a15d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b9a15d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 63.14% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.97% magenta, 49.73% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.35°, with 39.66% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3659

Complementary

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #5d75b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #5da3b9
  3. #735db9

Analogous

  1. #b9735d
  2. #b9a15d
  3. #a3b95d

Triadic

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #5db9a1
  3. #a15db9

Tetradic

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #75b95d
  3. #5d75b9
  4. #a15db9

Square

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #5db973
  3. #5d75b9
  4. #b95da3

Monochromatic

  1. #574a26
  2. #8d783d
  3. #b9a15d
  4. #d0c092
  5. #e7dfc8

Shades

#b9a15d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #a79154
  3. #94814a
  4. #827141
  5. #6f6138
  6. #5d512f
  7. #4a4025
  8. #38301c
  9. #252013
  10. #131009
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9a15d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #c0aa6d
  3. #c7b47d
  4. #cebd8e
  5. #d5c79e
  6. #dcd0ae
  7. #e3d9be
  8. #eae3ce
  9. #f1ecdf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9a15d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9a15d
  2. #b39e61
  3. #ae9a64
  4. #a89768
  5. #a2946b
  6. #9d916f
  7. #978d72
  8. #918a76
  9. #8b8779
  10. #86837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca28c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9f57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a65f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a05a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a45e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19b7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9a15d {
  color: #b9a15d;
}
Background
.bg-b9a15d {
  background-color: #b9a15d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9a15d {
  border: 2px solid #b9a15d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9a15d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 161 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 40% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9a15d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9a15d, #a3b95d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9a15d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 161 93 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.06 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.88 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.28 #465ea2 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#b9a15d  rgb(185, 161, 93)  hsl(44, 40%, 55%)  Brass
#5d75b9  rgb(93, 117, 185)  hsl(224, 40%, 55%)  Glaucous
#5db9a1  rgb(93, 185, 161)  hsl(164, 40%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a15db9  rgb(161, 93, 185)  hsl(284, 40%, 55%)  Purpureus