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#B3A30F

#b3a30f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3a30f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.92% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.94% magenta, 91.62% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 54.15°, with 84.54% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.3581

Complementary

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #0f1fb3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #0f71b3
  3. #510fb3

Analogous

  1. #b3510f
  2. #b3a30f
  3. #71b30f

Triadic

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #0fb3a3
  3. #a30fb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #1fb30f
  3. #0f1fb3
  4. #a30fb3

Square

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #0fb351
  3. #0f1fb3
  4. #b30f71

Monochromatic

  1. #262203
  2. #6c6309
  3. #b3a30f
  4. #ecd922
  5. #f2e569

Shades

#b3a30f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #a1930e
  3. #8f820c
  4. #7d720b
  5. #6b6209
  6. #5a5208
  7. #484106
  8. #363105
  9. #242103
  10. #121002
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a30f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #bbac27
  3. #c2b53f
  4. #cabf57
  5. #d1c86f
  6. #d9d187
  7. #e1da9f
  8. #e8e3b7
  9. #f0edcf
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a30f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a30f
  2. #aea01a
  3. #a99c26
  4. #a49931
  5. #9f953c
  6. #9a9248
  7. #948e53
  8. #8f8b5e
  9. #8a8769
  10. #858475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a421 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2968b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a41b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a30f {
  color: #b3a30f;
}
Background
.bg-b3a30f {
  background-color: #b3a30f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a30f {
  border: 2px solid #b3a30f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a30f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 163 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 85% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a30f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a30f, #71b30f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a30f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 163 15 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.22 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.67 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.00 #4c5cf0 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#b3a30f  rgb(179, 163, 15)  hsl(54, 85%, 38%)  Brass
#0f1fb3  rgb(15, 31, 179)  hsl(234, 85%, 38%)  Zaffre
#0fb3a3  rgb(15, 179, 163)  hsl(174, 85%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a30fb3  rgb(163, 15, 179)  hsl(294, 85%, 38%)  Dark Orchid