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#B0A91C

#b0a91c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b0a91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 66.27% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.98% magenta, 84.09% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 57.16°, with 72.55% saturation and 40% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #1c23b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #1c6db0
  3. #5f1cb0

Analogous

  1. #b05f1c
  2. #b0a91c
  3. #6db01c

Triadic

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #1cb0a9
  3. #a91cb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #23b01c
  3. #1c23b0
  4. #a91cb0

Square

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #1cb05f
  3. #1c23b0
  4. #b01c6d

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2a07
  2. #6e6a11
  3. #b0a91c
  4. #e0d839
  5. #eae57b

Shades

#b0a91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #9e9819
  3. #8d8716
  4. #7b7614
  5. #6a6511
  6. #58550e
  7. #46440b
  8. #353308
  9. #232206
  10. #121103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0a91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #b8b233
  3. #c0ba49
  4. #c8c360
  5. #d0cb77
  6. #d8d48e
  7. #dfdda4
  8. #e7e5bb
  9. #efeed2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0a91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0a91c
  2. #aba526
  3. #a6a130
  4. #a29d3a
  5. #9d9944
  6. #98954e
  7. #939058
  8. #8e8c62
  9. #8a886c
  10. #858476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba72a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a825 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0a91c {
  color: #b0a91c;
}
Background
.bg-b0a91c {
  background-color: #b0a91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0a91c {
  border: 2px solid #b0a91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0a91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0a91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0a91c, #6db01c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0a91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.09 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.78 #4f56e3 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#b0a91c  rgb(176, 169, 28)  hsl(57, 73%, 40%)  Brass
#1c23b0  rgb(28, 35, 176)  hsl(237, 73%, 40%)  Zaffre
#1cb0a9  rgb(28, 176, 169)  hsl(177, 73%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a91cb0  rgb(169, 28, 176)  hsl(297, 73%, 40%)  Dark Orchid