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#B4B034

#b4b034 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b4b034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 69.02% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.22% magenta, 71.11% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 58.13°, with 55.17% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.41

Complementary

  1. #b4b034
  2. #3438b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4b034
  2. #3478b4
  3. #7034b4

Analogous

  1. #b47034
  2. #b4b034
  3. #78b434

Triadic

  1. #b4b034
  2. #34b4b0
  3. #b034b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4b034
  2. #38b434
  3. #3438b4
  4. #b034b4

Square

  1. #b4b034
  2. #34b470
  3. #3438b4
  4. #b43478

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c12
  2. #797623
  3. #b4b034
  4. #d2ce63
  5. #e3e19e

Shades

#b4b034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4b034
  2. #a29e2f
  3. #908d2a
  4. #7e7b24
  5. #6c6a1f
  6. #5a581a
  7. #484615
  8. #363510
  9. #24230a
  10. #121205
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4b034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4b034
  2. #bcb848
  3. #c3c05d
  4. #cbc871
  5. #d2d085
  6. #dad89a
  7. #e1dfae
  8. #e9e7c2
  9. #f0efd6
  10. #f8f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4b034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4b034
  2. #afab3c
  3. #aaa643
  4. #a4a24b
  5. #9f9d52
  6. #9a985a
  7. #959362
  8. #908e69
  9. #8a8a71
  10. #858578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afad8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa91f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1a498 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbac29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcaf3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4b034 {
  color: #b4b034;
}
Background
.bg-b4b034 {
  background-color: #b4b034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4b034 {
  border: 2px solid #b4b034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4b034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 176 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 55% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4b034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4b034, #78b434);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4b034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 176 52 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.54 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.96 #4b4fcb Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Brass
#b4b034  rgb(180, 176, 52)  hsl(58, 55%, 45%)  Brass
#3438b4  rgb(52, 56, 180)  hsl(238, 55%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#34b4b0  rgb(52, 180, 176)  hsl(178, 55%, 45%)  Verdigris
#b034b4  rgb(176, 52, 180)  hsl(298, 55%, 45%)  Purpureus