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#B2AF26

#b2af26 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b2af26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.63% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.69% magenta, 78.65% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 58.71°, with 64.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.4026

Complementary

  1. #b2af26
  2. #2629b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2af26
  2. #266fb2
  3. #6926b2

Analogous

  1. #b26926
  2. #b2af26
  3. #6fb226

Triadic

  1. #b2af26
  2. #26b2af
  3. #af26b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2af26
  2. #29b226
  3. #2629b2
  4. #af26b2

Square

  1. #b2af26
  2. #26b269
  3. #2629b2
  4. #b2266f

Monochromatic

  1. #34330b
  2. #737119
  3. #b2af26
  4. #d9d64c
  5. #e6e48b

Shades

#b2af26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2af26
  2. #a09e22
  3. #8e8c1e
  4. #7d7b1b
  5. #6b6917
  6. #595813
  7. #47460f
  8. #35350b
  9. #242308
  10. #121204
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2af26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2af26
  2. #bab73c
  3. #c1bf51
  4. #c9c767
  5. #d1cf7d
  6. #d9d793
  7. #e0dfa8
  8. #e8e7be
  9. #f0efd4
  10. #f7f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2af26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2af26
  2. #adaa2f
  3. #a8a638
  4. #a3a141
  5. #9e9c4a
  6. #999853
  7. #94935c
  8. #8f8e65
  9. #8a896e
  10. #858577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adac89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfa396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ab13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbad2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2af26 {
  color: #b2af26;
}
Background
.bg-b2af26 {
  background-color: #b2af26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2af26 {
  border: 2px solid #b2af26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2af26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 175 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 65% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2af26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2af26, #6fb226);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2af26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 175 38 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.90 #4d50d9 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#b2af26  rgb(178, 175, 38)  hsl(59, 65%, 42%)  Brass
#2629b2  rgb(38, 41, 178)  hsl(239, 65%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#26b2af  rgb(38, 178, 175)  hsl(179, 65%, 42%)  Verdigris
#af26b2  rgb(175, 38, 178)  hsl(299, 65%, 42%)  Dark Orchid