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#B3A55D

#b3a55d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b3a55d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 64.71% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.82% magenta, 48.04% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 50.23°, with 36.13% saturation and 53.33% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.3728

Complementary

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #5d6bb3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #5d96b3
  3. #7a5db3

Analogous

  1. #b37a5d
  2. #b3a55d
  3. #96b35d

Triadic

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #5db3a5
  3. #a55db3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #6bb35d
  3. #5d6bb3
  4. #a55db3

Square

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #5db37a
  3. #5d6bb3
  4. #b35d96

Monochromatic

  1. #514a26
  2. #857a3e
  3. #b3a55d
  4. #cbc291
  5. #e4dfc5

Shades

#b3a55d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #a19554
  3. #8f844a
  4. #7d7441
  5. #6b6338
  6. #5a532f
  7. #484225
  8. #36321c
  9. #242113
  10. #121109
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a55d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #bbae6d
  3. #c2b77d
  4. #cac08e
  5. #d1c99e
  6. #d9d2ae
  7. #e1dbbe
  8. #e8e4ce
  9. #f0eddf
  10. #f7f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a55d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a55d
  2. #aea161
  3. #a99e64
  4. #a49a68
  5. #9f966b
  6. #9a936f
  7. #948f72
  8. #8f8b76
  9. #8a8779
  10. #85847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa58d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a157 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a760 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a65f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a55d {
  color: #b3a55d;
}
Background
.bg-b3a55d {
  background-color: #b3a55d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a55d {
  border: 2px solid #b3a55d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a55d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 165 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 36% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a55d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a55d, #96b35d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a55d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 165 93 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.28 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.36 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.61 #4c5aa2 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#b3a55d  rgb(179, 165, 93)  hsl(50, 36%, 53%)  Brass
#5d6bb3  rgb(93, 107, 179)  hsl(230, 36%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#5db3a5  rgb(93, 179, 165)  hsl(170, 36%, 53%)  Verdigris
#a55db3  rgb(165, 93, 179)  hsl(290, 36%, 53%)  Purpureus