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#B3A809

#b3a809 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3a809 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.15% magenta, 94.97% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 56.12°, with 90.43% saturation and 36.86% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.3761

Complementary

  1. #b3a809
  2. #0914b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a809
  2. #0969b3
  3. #5309b3

Analogous

  1. #b35309
  2. #b3a809
  3. #69b309

Triadic

  1. #b3a809
  2. #09b3a8
  3. #a809b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a809
  2. #14b309
  3. #0914b3
  4. #a809b3

Square

  1. #b3a809
  2. #09b353
  3. #0914b3
  4. #b30969

Monochromatic

  1. #211f02
  2. #6a6405
  3. #b3a809
  4. #f3e515
  5. #f7ed5e

Shades

#b3a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a809
  2. #a19708
  3. #8f8607
  4. #7d7606
  5. #6b6505
  6. #5a5405
  7. #484304
  8. #363203
  9. #242202
  10. #121101
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a809
  2. #bbb122
  3. #c2b93a
  4. #cac253
  5. #d1cb6b
  6. #d9d484
  7. #e1dc9d
  8. #e8e5b5
  9. #f0eece
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a809
  2. #aea415
  3. #a9a021
  4. #a49c2d
  5. #9f9839
  6. #9a9445
  7. #949050
  8. #8f8c5c
  9. #8a8868
  10. #858474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca820 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c19b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a819 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca171 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a809 {
  color: #b3a809;
}
Background
.bg-b3a809 {
  background-color: #b3a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a809 {
  border: 2px solid #b3a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 90% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a809, #69b309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.82 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.39 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.47 #4c57f6 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#b3a809  rgb(179, 168, 9)  hsl(56, 90%, 37%)  Brass
#0914b3  rgb(9, 20, 179)  hsl(236, 90%, 37%)  Zaffre
#09b3a8  rgb(9, 179, 168)  hsl(176, 90%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a809b3  rgb(168, 9, 179)  hsl(296, 90%, 37%)  Dark Orchid