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#B1A348

#b1a348 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b1a348 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 63.92% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.91% magenta, 59.32% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 52°, with 42.17% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.3601

Complementary

  1. #b1a348
  2. #4856b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1a348
  2. #488ab1
  3. #6e48b1

Analogous

  1. #b16e48
  2. #b1a348
  3. #8ab148

Triadic

  1. #b1a348
  2. #48b1a3
  3. #a348b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1a348
  2. #56b148
  3. #4856b1
  4. #a348b1

Square

  1. #b1a348
  2. #48b16e
  3. #4856b1
  4. #b1488a

Monochromatic

  1. #443f1c
  2. #7b7132
  3. #b1a348
  4. #cabf7c
  5. #e0dab2

Shades

#b1a348 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1a348
  2. #9f9341
  3. #8e823a
  4. #7c7232
  5. #6a622b
  6. #595224
  7. #47411d
  8. #353116
  9. #23210e
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1a348 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1a348
  2. #b9ac5a
  3. #c1b56d
  4. #c8bf7f
  5. #d0c891
  6. #d8d1a4
  7. #e0dab6
  8. #e8e3c8
  9. #efedda
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1a348 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1a348
  2. #aca04e
  3. #a79c53
  4. #a29959
  5. #9d955e
  6. #999264
  7. #948e6a
  8. #8f8b6f
  9. #8a8775
  10. #85847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19f3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a44d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be988f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a042 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a44b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b99d79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1a348 {
  color: #b1a348;
}
Background
.bg-b1a348 {
  background-color: #b1a348;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1a348 {
  border: 2px solid #b1a348;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1a348;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 163 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 42% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1a348 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1a348, #8ab148);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1a348 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 163 72 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 1.54 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.49 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.27 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.07 #4e5cb7 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#b1a348  rgb(177, 163, 72)  hsl(52, 42%, 49%)  Brass
#4856b1  rgb(72, 86, 177)  hsl(232, 42%, 49%)  Sapphire
#48b1a3  rgb(72, 177, 163)  hsl(172, 42%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#a348b1  rgb(163, 72, 177)  hsl(292, 42%, 49%)  Purpureus