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#B3A259

#b3a259 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b3a259 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.53% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.5% magenta, 50.28% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 48.67°, with 37.19% saturation and 52.55% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.3615

Complementary

  1. #b3a259
  2. #596ab3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a259
  2. #5997b3
  3. #7559b3

Analogous

  1. #b37559
  2. #b3a259
  3. #97b359

Triadic

  1. #b3a259
  2. #59b3a2
  3. #a259b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a259
  2. #6ab359
  3. #596ab3
  4. #a259b3

Square

  1. #b3a259
  2. #59b375
  3. #596ab3
  4. #b35997

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4724
  2. #83763c
  3. #b3a259
  4. #cbbf8d
  5. #e3ddc2

Shades

#b3a259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a259
  2. #a19250
  3. #8f8247
  4. #7d713e
  5. #6b6135
  6. #5a512d
  7. #484124
  8. #36311b
  9. #242012
  10. #121009
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a259
  2. #bbab6a
  3. #c2b57a
  4. #cabe8b
  5. #d1c79b
  6. #d9d1ac
  7. #e1dabd
  8. #e8e3cd
  9. #f0ecde
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a259
  2. #ae9f5d
  3. #a99b61
  4. #a49865
  5. #9f9469
  6. #9a916d
  7. #948e70
  8. #8f8a74
  9. #8a8778
  10. #85837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a28b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9f53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a55c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf9891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a055 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a45b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba9c7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a259 {
  color: #b3a259;
}
Background
.bg-b3a259 {
  background-color: #b3a259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a259 {
  border: 2px solid #b3a259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 162 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a259, #97b359);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 162 89 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.38 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.23 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.25 #4c5da6 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#b3a259  rgb(179, 162, 89)  hsl(49, 37%, 53%)  Brass
#596ab3  rgb(89, 106, 179)  hsl(229, 37%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#59b3a2  rgb(89, 179, 162)  hsl(169, 37%, 53%)  Verdigris
#a259b3  rgb(162, 89, 179)  hsl(289, 37%, 53%)  Purpureus