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B59121

#B59121 closest to Faint Gold

#B59121 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Faint Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 56.9% green and 12.9% blue (rgb(181, 145, 33)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 69% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 82% yellow and 29% black. #B59121 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.04:1.

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Variations of #B59121

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B59121 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B59121 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B59121 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AC9928
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A39002
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A89112
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AC9928
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AE9624
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5847C
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB8C59
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E9484

#B59121 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#B59121 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.04:1 Very good#B59121 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B59121 in CSS

/* Faint Gold */
.color { color: #B59121; }
.background { background-color: #B59121; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B59121; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 145 33);
color: hsl(45 69% 42%);
color: oklch(0.672 0.128 89.4);

#B59121 FAQ

What color is #B59121?

#B59121 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Faint Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B59121?

#B59121 is rgb(181, 145, 33) in RGB, hsl(45, 69%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 82%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B59121?

The complementary color of #B59121 is #2145B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B59121?

Black text has the best contrast on #B59121: 7.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B59121 a warm or cool color?

#B59121 is a warm color.