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#BBB13F

#bbb13f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbb13f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.41% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.35% magenta, 66.31% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 55.16°, with 49.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4237

Complementary

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #3f49bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #3f87bb
  3. #733fbb

Analogous

  1. #bb733f
  2. #bbb13f
  3. #87bb3f

Triadic

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #3fbbb1
  3. #b13fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #49bb3f
  3. #3f49bb
  4. #b13fbb

Square

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #3fbb73
  3. #3f49bb
  4. #bb3f87

Monochromatic

  1. #494518
  2. #827b2c
  3. #bbb13f
  4. #d1c976
  5. #e4e0af

Shades

#bbb13f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #a89f39
  3. #968e32
  4. #837c2c
  5. #706a26
  6. #5e5920
  7. #4b4719
  8. #383513
  9. #25230d
  10. #131206
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb13f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #c2b952
  3. #c9c165
  4. #cfc879
  5. #d6d08c
  6. #ddd89f
  7. #e4e0b2
  8. #ebe8c5
  9. #f1efd9
  10. #f8f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb13f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb13f
  2. #b5ac46
  3. #afa74c
  4. #a9a253
  5. #a39d59
  6. #9e9960
  7. #989466
  8. #928f6d
  9. #8c8a73
  10. #86857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3af8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ab30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a59a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bead36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b143 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3aa7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb13f {
  color: #bbb13f;
}
Background
.bg-bbb13f {
  background-color: #bbb13f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb13f {
  border: 2px solid #bbb13f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb13f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 177 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb13f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb13f, #87bb3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb13f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 177 63 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.90 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.00 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.40 #444ec0 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Brass
#bbb13f  rgb(187, 177, 63)  hsl(55, 50%, 49%)  Brass
#3f49bb  rgb(63, 73, 187)  hsl(235, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#3fbbb1  rgb(63, 187, 177)  hsl(175, 50%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#b13fbb  rgb(177, 63, 187)  hsl(295, 50%, 49%)  Purpureus