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#B0AC45

#b0ac45 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b0ac45 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 67.45% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 60.8% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 57.76°, with 43.67% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3916

Complementary

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #4549b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #457eb0
  3. #7745b0

Analogous

  1. #b07745
  2. #b0ac45
  3. #7eb045

Triadic

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #45b0ac
  3. #ac45b0

Tetradic

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #49b045
  3. #4549b0
  4. #ac45b0

Square

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #45b077
  3. #4549b0
  4. #b0457e

Monochromatic

  1. #42411a
  2. #79762f
  3. #b0ac45
  4. #cac778
  5. #dfdeaf

Shades

#b0ac45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #9e9b3e
  3. #8d8a37
  4. #7b7830
  5. #6a6729
  6. #585623
  7. #46451c
  8. #353415
  9. #23220e
  10. #121107
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0ac45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #b8b458
  3. #c0bd6a
  4. #c8c57d
  5. #d0cd8f
  6. #d8d6a2
  7. #dfdeb5
  8. #e7e6c7
  9. #efeeda
  10. #f7f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0ac45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0ac45
  2. #aba84b
  3. #a6a351
  4. #a29f57
  5. #9d9a5d
  6. #989663
  7. #939268
  8. #8e8d6e
  9. #8a8974
  10. #85847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaa8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa639 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a83e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7ab49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a67e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0ac45 {
  color: #b0ac45;
}
Background
.bg-b0ac45 {
  background-color: #b0ac45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0ac45 {
  border: 2px solid #b0ac45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0ac45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 172 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 44% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0ac45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0ac45, #7eb045);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0ac45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 172 69 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.09 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.51 #4f53ba Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Brass
#b0ac45  rgb(176, 172, 69)  hsl(58, 44%, 48%)  Brass
#4549b0  rgb(69, 73, 176)  hsl(238, 44%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#45b0ac  rgb(69, 176, 172)  hsl(178, 44%, 48%)  Verdigris
#ac45b0  rgb(172, 69, 176)  hsl(298, 44%, 48%)  Purpureus