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#B1B00A

#b1b00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b1b00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 94.35% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 59.64°, with 89.3% saturation and 36.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.4042

Complementary

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #0a0bb1

Split complementary

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #0a5fb1
  3. #5d0ab1

Analogous

  1. #b15d0a
  2. #b1b00a
  3. #5fb10a

Triadic

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #0ab1b0
  3. #b00ab1

Tetradic

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #0bb10a
  3. #0a0bb1
  4. #b00ab1

Square

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #0ab15d
  3. #0a0bb1
  4. #b10a5f

Monochromatic

  1. #202002
  2. #696806
  3. #b1b00a
  4. #f2f016
  5. #f6f55e

Shades

#b1b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #9f9e09
  3. #8e8d08
  4. #7c7b07
  5. #6a6a06
  6. #595805
  7. #474604
  8. #353503
  9. #232302
  10. #121201
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #b9b823
  3. #c1c03b
  4. #c8c854
  5. #d0d06c
  6. #d8d885
  7. #e0df9d
  8. #e8e7b6
  9. #efefce
  10. #f7f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1b00a
  2. #acab16
  3. #a7a622
  4. #a2a22d
  5. #9d9d39
  6. #999845
  7. #949351
  8. #8f8e5d
  9. #8a8a68
  10. #858574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adad87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfa496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbae1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1b00a {
  color: #b1b00a;
}
Background
.bg-b1b00a {
  background-color: #b1b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1b00a {
  border: 2px solid #b1b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 89% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1b00a, #5fb10a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.95 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.25 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.51 #4e4ff5 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#b1b00a  rgb(177, 176, 10)  hsl(60, 89%, 37%)  Brass
#0a0bb1  rgb(10, 11, 177)  hsl(240, 89%, 37%)  Zaffre
#0ab1b0  rgb(10, 177, 176)  hsl(180, 89%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#b00ab1  rgb(176, 10, 177)  hsl(300, 89%, 37%)  Dark Orchid