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#B1AA4E

#b1aa4e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b1aa4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.95% magenta, 55.93% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 55.76°, with 38.82% saturation and 50% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.3865

Complementary

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #4e55b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #4e86b1
  3. #794eb1

Analogous

  1. #b1794e
  2. #b1aa4e
  3. #86b14e

Triadic

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #4eb1aa
  3. #aa4eb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #55b14e
  3. #4e55b1
  4. #aa4eb1

Square

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #4eb179
  3. #4e55b1
  4. #b14e86

Monochromatic

  1. #47441f
  2. #7c7737
  3. #b1aa4e
  4. #c8c483
  5. #e0ddb8

Shades

#b1aa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #9f9946
  3. #8e883e
  4. #7c7737
  5. #6a662f
  6. #595527
  7. #47441f
  8. #353317
  9. #232210
  10. #121108
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1aa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #b9b360
  3. #c1bb71
  4. #c8c483
  5. #d0cc95
  6. #d8d5a7
  7. #e0ddb8
  8. #e8e6ca
  9. #efeedc
  10. #f7f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1aa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1aa4e
  2. #aca653
  3. #a7a258
  4. #a29d5d
  5. #9d9962
  6. #999567
  7. #94916c
  8. #8f8d71
  9. #8a8876
  10. #85847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba88c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a545 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa953 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bda096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a951 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1aa4e {
  color: #b1aa4e;
}
Background
.bg-b1aa4e {
  background-color: #b1aa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1aa4e {
  border: 2px solid #b1aa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1aa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1aa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1aa4e, #86b14e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1aa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.59 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.53 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.00 #4e55b1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Brass
#b1aa4e  rgb(177, 170, 78)  hsl(56, 39%, 50%)  Brass
#4e55b1  rgb(78, 85, 177)  hsl(236, 39%, 50%)  Iris
#4eb1aa  rgb(78, 177, 170)  hsl(176, 39%, 50%)  Verdigris
#aa4eb1  rgb(170, 78, 177)  hsl(296, 39%, 50%)  Purpureus