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#BB9943

#bb9943 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb9943 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 64.17% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43°, with 47.24% saturation and 49.8% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3375

Complementary

  1. #bb9943
  2. #4365bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9943
  2. #43a1bb
  3. #5d43bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5d43
  2. #bb9943
  3. #a1bb43

Triadic

  1. #bb9943
  2. #43bb99
  3. #9943bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9943
  2. #65bb43
  3. #4365bb
  4. #9943bb

Square

  1. #bb9943
  2. #43bb5d
  3. #4365bb
  4. #bb43a1

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3d1b
  2. #836b2f
  3. #bb9943
  4. #d0b87b
  5. #e4d6b3

Shades

#bb9943 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9943
  2. #a88a3c
  3. #967a36
  4. #836b2f
  5. #705c28
  6. #5e4d22
  7. #4b3d1b
  8. #382e14
  9. #251f0d
  10. #130f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9943 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9943
  2. #c2a356
  3. #c9ad69
  4. #cfb87b
  5. #d6c28e
  6. #ddcca1
  7. #e4d6b4
  8. #ebe0c7
  9. #f1ebd9
  10. #f8f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9943 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9943
  2. #b59749
  3. #af944f
  4. #a99255
  5. #a38f5b
  6. #9e8d62
  7. #988a68
  8. #92886e
  9. #8c8574
  10. #86837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa983a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a147 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1983e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69e45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9943 {
  color: #bb9943;
}
Background
.bg-bb9943 {
  background-color: #bb9943;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9943 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9943;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9943;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 153 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9943 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9943, #a1bb43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9943 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 153 67 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.95 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.63 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.38 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.25 #4466bc Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#bb9943  rgb(187, 153, 67)  hsl(43, 47%, 50%)  Brass
#4365bb  rgb(67, 101, 187)  hsl(223, 47%, 50%)  Denim
#43bb99  rgb(67, 187, 153)  hsl(163, 47%, 50%)  Mint
#9943bb  rgb(153, 67, 187)  hsl(283, 47%, 50%)  Purpureus