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#B0AB4D

#b0ab4d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b0ab4d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 67.06% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.84% magenta, 56.25% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 56.97°, with 39.13% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.3889

Complementary

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #4d52b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #4d84b0
  3. #7a4db0

Analogous

  1. #b07a4d
  2. #b0ab4d
  3. #84b04d

Triadic

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #4db0ab
  3. #ab4db0

Tetradic

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #52b04d
  3. #4d52b0
  4. #ab4db0

Square

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #4db07a
  3. #4d52b0
  4. #b04d84

Monochromatic

  1. #46441e
  2. #7b7736
  3. #b0ab4d
  4. #c8c581
  5. #dfddb7

Shades

#b0ab4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #9e9a45
  3. #8d893e
  4. #7b7836
  5. #6a672e
  6. #585627
  7. #46441f
  8. #353317
  9. #23220f
  10. #121108
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0ab4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #b8b35f
  3. #c0bc71
  4. #c8c482
  5. #d0cd94
  6. #d8d5a6
  7. #dfddb8
  8. #e7e6ca
  9. #efeedb
  10. #f7f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0ab4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0ab4d
  2. #aba752
  3. #a6a257
  4. #a29e5c
  5. #9d9a61
  6. #989667
  7. #93916c
  8. #8e8d71
  9. #8a8976
  10. #85847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba98c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a543 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa952 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a847 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6aa50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a57f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0ab4d {
  color: #b0ab4d;
}
Background
.bg-b0ab4d {
  background-color: #b0ab4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0ab4d {
  border: 2px solid #b0ab4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0ab4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 171 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0ab4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0ab4d, #84b04d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0ab4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 171 77 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.93 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.14 #4f54b2 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Brass
#b0ab4d  rgb(176, 171, 77)  hsl(57, 39%, 50%)  Brass
#4d52b0  rgb(77, 82, 176)  hsl(237, 39%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#4db0ab  rgb(77, 176, 171)  hsl(177, 39%, 50%)  Verdigris
#ab4db0  rgb(171, 77, 176)  hsl(297, 39%, 50%)  Purpureus