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#BB9D18

#bb9d18 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9d18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 61.57% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.04% magenta, 87.17% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.96°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3474

Complementary

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #1836bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #1887bb
  3. #4c18bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4c18
  2. #bb9d18
  3. #87bb18

Triadic

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #18bb9d
  3. #9d18bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #36bb18
  3. #1836bb
  4. #9d18bb

Square

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #18bb4c
  3. #1836bb
  4. #bb1887

Monochromatic

  1. #332b07
  2. #77640f
  3. #bb9d18
  4. #e6c63a
  5. #eeda7e

Shades

#bb9d18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #a88d16
  3. #967e13
  4. #836e11
  5. #705e0e
  6. #5e4f0c
  7. #4b3f0a
  8. #382f07
  9. #251f05
  10. #131002
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9d18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #c2a72f
  3. #c9b146
  4. #cfba5d
  5. #d6c474
  6. #ddce8c
  7. #e4d8a3
  8. #ebe2ba
  9. #f1ebd1
  10. #f8f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9d18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9d18
  2. #b59a22
  3. #af972d
  4. #a99437
  5. #a39142
  6. #9e8f4c
  7. #988c56
  8. #928961
  9. #8c866b
  10. #868376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a120 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5956b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9d18 {
  color: #bb9d18;
}
Background
.bg-bb9d18 {
  background-color: #bb9d18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9d18 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9d18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9d18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 157 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9d18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9d18, #87bb18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9d18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 157 24 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.78 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.03 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.17 #4462e7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#bb9d18  rgb(187, 157, 24)  hsl(49, 77%, 41%)  Brass
#1836bb  rgb(24, 54, 187)  hsl(229, 77%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#18bb9d  rgb(24, 187, 157)  hsl(169, 77%, 41%)  Mint
#9d18bb  rgb(157, 24, 187)  hsl(289, 77%, 41%)  Dark Orchid