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#B0A00A

#b0a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b0a00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 54.22°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3439

Complementary

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #0a1ab0

Split complementary

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #0a6db0
  3. #4d0ab0

Analogous

  1. #b04d0a
  2. #b0a00a
  3. #6db00a

Triadic

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #0ab0a0
  3. #a00ab0

Tetradic

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #1ab00a
  3. #0a1ab0
  4. #a00ab0

Square

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #0ab04d
  3. #0a1ab0
  4. #b00a6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1c02
  2. #685e06
  3. #b0a00a
  4. #f2dc15
  5. #f6e75d

Shades

#b0a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #9e9009
  3. #8d8008
  4. #7b7007
  5. #6a6006
  6. #585005
  7. #464004
  8. #353003
  9. #232002
  10. #121001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #b8aa23
  3. #c0b33b
  4. #c8bd54
  5. #d0c66c
  6. #d8d085
  7. #dfd99d
  8. #e7e3b6
  9. #efecce
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0a00a
  2. #ab9d16
  3. #a69a22
  4. #a2962d
  5. #9d9339
  6. #989045
  7. #938d51
  8. #8e8a5d
  9. #8a8668
  10. #858374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a11e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0a00a {
  color: #b0a00a;
}
Background
.bg-b0a00a {
  background-color: #b0a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0a00a {
  border: 2px solid #b0a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0a00a, #6db00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.71 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.59 #4f5ff5 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#b0a00a  rgb(176, 160, 10)  hsl(54, 89%, 36%)  Brass
#0a1ab0  rgb(10, 26, 176)  hsl(234, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0ab0a0  rgb(10, 176, 160)  hsl(174, 89%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a00ab0  rgb(160, 10, 176)  hsl(294, 89%, 36%)  Dark Violet