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#B0A906

#b0a906 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b0a906 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 66.27% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.98% magenta, 96.59% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 57.53°, with 93.41% saturation and 35.69% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.3762

Complementary

  1. #b0a906
  2. #060db0

Split complementary

  1. #b0a906
  2. #0662b0
  3. #5406b0

Analogous

  1. #b05406
  2. #b0a906
  3. #62b006

Triadic

  1. #b0a906
  2. #06b0a9
  3. #a906b0

Tetradic

  1. #b0a906
  2. #0db006
  3. #060db0
  4. #a906b0

Square

  1. #b0a906
  2. #06b054
  3. #060db0
  4. #b00662

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1b01
  2. #666203
  3. #b0a906
  4. #f7ed0c
  5. #f9f356

Shades

#b0a906 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0a906
  2. #9e9805
  3. #8d8705
  4. #7b7604
  5. #6a6504
  6. #585503
  7. #464402
  8. #353302
  9. #232201
  10. #121101
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0a906 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0a906
  2. #b8b21f
  3. #c0ba38
  4. #c8c351
  5. #d0cb6a
  6. #d8d483
  7. #dfdd9b
  8. #e7e5b4
  9. #efeecd
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0a906 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0a906
  2. #aba512
  3. #a6a11e
  4. #a29d2b
  5. #9d9937
  6. #989543
  7. #93904f
  8. #8e8c5b
  9. #8a8868
  10. #858474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca71f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0a906 {
  color: #b0a906;
}
Background
.bg-b0a906 {
  background-color: #b0a906;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0a906 {
  border: 2px solid #b0a906;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0a906;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 169 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 93% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0a906 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0a906, #62b006);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0a906 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 169 6 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.23 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.78 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.54 #4f56f9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#b0a906  rgb(176, 169, 6)  hsl(58, 93%, 36%)  Brass
#060db0  rgb(6, 13, 176)  hsl(238, 93%, 36%)  Zaffre
#06b0a9  rgb(6, 176, 169)  hsl(178, 93%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a906b0  rgb(169, 6, 176)  hsl(298, 93%, 36%)  Dark Orchid